La Mesa city council members unanimously voted Tuesday, July 28, to install a “no turn on red” sign at the intersection of El Paso and Lake Murray Boulevard, to make the intersection safe for pedestrians, including children walking to school.
A parent, Megan Webb, began a change.org petition in November 2025. She sought to improve the intersection’s safety because a car nearly hit her child while walking to Murray Manor Elementary.
“It’s a moment that has shaken me to the core and urged me to advocate for immediate changes to protect our community’s children,” Webb wrote. “Walking our children to school should be safe and stress-free.”
The online petition gained over 200 signatures – and attention from a local council member. Council member Lauren Cazares met with Webb in December to tour the intersection and hear her experience.
“No parent should have to experience the fear of watching their child or themselves nearly be struck while walking to school,” Cazares told the council.
Cazares directed the city manager to look into ways to improve safety, resulting in the motion passed on July 28.
“I know firsthand how many students and families rely on this crossing every day,” said Cazares, who grew up on El Paso and attended Murray Manor Elementary.
Murray Manor begins the 2026-2027 school year in the coming week, now with a safer route to school.
The La Mesa Police Department did not comment on how officers will enforce the rule change as school begins.
The intersection was not the only road safety improvement that Cazares pushed for during the meeting.
During her council member report, she praised public works for installing a long-awaited replacement for the broken street light on Baltimore Drive and Lake Park Way. The stoplight had been out since a car struck and killed a 61-year-old woman there last year. The city also pledged to study whether the intersection needs a crosswalk.
In addition, Cazares noted that Dugan Avenue received temporary speed bumps as part of a pilot project.
Road safety was top of mind for residents, too. Two neighbors on Laird Street shared their own experience on the hilly road with a blind turn. They explained that GPS apps frequently say taking the quiet neighborhood street will save one minute over the main road Jackson Drive.
The neighbors fear that as GPS adjusts to the new slowdown on Dugan Avenue, even more speedsters will use Laird as a shortcut.
“If people start taking Laird instead of Dugan, it’s gonna get our problem even worse,” Eric Scraby said.
The neighbors want temporary speed bumps added to Laird as soon as possible.
“Those speed bumps will make all the difference in how our families can be safe,” Sands said.
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