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Good morning, San Diego.
Do you ever look at a road and think, man, those cars are moving fast?
Well, in some places they are. Under a new set of laws passed in Sacramento, nearly 679 miles of San Diego roads are eligible for a reduced speed limit. That’s around 20% of the roads in San Diego.
Recently, we’ve seen quite a few fatal car accidents, all of which have rocked our communities. In these corridors with a comparatively higher rate of fatal or serious injuries, there could be a 5mph speed reduction. This goes for areas with a lot of pedestrian and bicycle activity as well.
This change of pace is a guarantee, as the City Council approved the speed management plan Monday. However it’s not certain exactly when these changes will take effect, some of that depends on the city’s upcoming budget.
Zooming out to a developing story: United Farm Workers announced it’s distancing itself from upcoming annual celebrations for Ceasar Chavez, the union’s founder, after allegations of “abuse of young women or minors.” It’s not clear the specifics of the allegations, and the union said it has not received direct reports of abuse nor know of the allegations firsthand.
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Today’s top story
City of San Diego adopts new speed limits on hundreds of miles of roads
By Staff and Wire Reports
With these new permissions from the state, the city found more than 20% of its roads — 679.1 miles — are candidates for slower speeds.
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Today’s opinion column
Opinion: New Balboa Park parking policy still needlessly divides us
When access is tied to residency, it creates an internal border in a region that prides itself on being interconnected.
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