Berkeley votes to end police stops for minor traffic violations California Today Feb. 24, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Berkeley police will no longer make stops for minor violations, the city voted Tuesday.Andrei Stanescu / Getty Images/Getty Images After Californians poured into the streets of cities across the state to protest police brutality and racism last summer, elected leaders pledged to implement reforms. Los Angeles’ mayor, Eric Garcetti, pledged to move $250 million from city departments — including a $150 million cut from the Police Department — to go toward communities of color. San Francisco’s mayor, London Breed, in June unveiled a four-point blueprint for dealing with racism and how the city’s Police Department addresses mental health and homelessness.