Welcome news: the Sherriff’s Department is dispatching more deputies on bikes, starting this weekend:

… the added patrols will be primarily centered in the Boystown area, with its heavy concentration of nightlife venues, but Farrell said officers on bikes will cover the entire length of Santa Monica Boulevard.

More cops on bikes is always a good thing. Hopefully they’ll take this opportunity to ticket all of the vehicles that habitually double-park in Santa Monica’s bike lanes at night, forcing cyclists into dangerous fast-moving traffic.