Cops will often let you go if you slow down and look at the cross street before proceeding through a T stop sign. If you blow through without looking, then a ticket is much more likely. Running a red light is also a good reason for a ticket, no matter how carefully you do it.
Cars often swing wide (and fast) when turning left on to Foothill Expressway at those T red lights. I never run those red lights. If a car swings wide and hits you when you are running a red light, then you are at fault.