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Trash fee con job will hang over City Hall for decades to come

At the June 9 City Council meeting, some of the public make clear their opposition to new trash fees that the council later approved on a 6-3 vote. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
This week, San Diego’s elected leaders completed a three-year con job targeting the bank s of a huge chunk of their constituents. On a 6-3 vote, the City Council approved Mayor Todd Gloria’s plan to begin assessing a $43.60 monthly trash collection fee on more than 200,000 single-family homes — a standard fee that is far higher than the $23...
At the June 9 City Council meeting, some of the public make clear their opposition to new trash fees that the council later approved on a 6-3 vote. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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