I got a ticket in San Diego once for jaywalking. Didn’t even know what it was. In nowhere Alabama we didn’t have many crosswalks.
In California they can ticket you if you cross between 2 intersections with a traffic control device. It is the same as a moving violation ie: a point on your license. Big jump in insurance rates. Your lucky you probably had no Cali DL.
The police try to ticket and use a stop sign as a traffic control device. Doesn't hold up in court has to be a traffic light. THE OPD (Oakland) love to nab commuters who come into the city as their downtown intersections are almost all traffic lights