I was stopped and warned, once, but not ticketed, in San Diego 30+ years ago when I did this. It was near dawn on a virtually deserted road with a light that would never change for a cyclist. And there were several of us who used that route because it was generally free of vehicle traffic early in the morning.

Usually the only time I cruise through red lights is when riding with a local critical mass group once a month. I'm never really comfortable with that but the group leaders are careful and it's one of those "lesser of two evils" situations to keep a group safely together. Usually there are fewer than a couple dozen riders and the routes tend to avoid most lights.