The Fresno City Council has voted unanimously to move forward with lowering speed limits in school zones from 25 miles per hour to 20, positioning the city as an early adopter of a new statewide mandate.
“We do have a motion. We have a second. Any opposed? … Seeing none. That item passes 7 to 0,” councilmember Nelson Esparza said during Thursday’s meeting.
The speed reduction aligns with Assembly Bill 382, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law last October. The statewide requirement is not scheduled to take effect until January 2031…