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Council receives school traffic safety plan focused on education and enforcement
Summary
South Gate police presented a school traffic safety plan for 2025–26 emphasizing education, enforcement and collaboration; the council voted unanimously to receive and file the presentation and asked staff to pursue school safety zones and quarterly reporting.
Lieutenant Chavez of the South Gate Police Department presented the city's proposed 2025–26 school traffic safety plan at the Oct. 14 council meeting, outlining education, progressive enforcement and community collaboration to address heavy vehicle and pedestrian congestion during school drop-off and pick-up times.
Chavez said South Gate has "over 20 schools" serving nearly 10,000 students and described recurring problems during peak hours including double parking, blocked driveways and students walking between cars. He presented baseline enforcement figures for the prior year: more than 21,000 site parking citations, nearly 1,500 vehicle-code violations and almost 2,000 vehicle…
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