San Diego is overcharging thousands of people for trash pickup, some by $1,000 or more
City officials are scrambling to assess, notify everyone who was overcharged and figure out refunds before tax bills are due Nov. 1.
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Two very different California ballot measures are leading with voters, new polls find
Opposing ends of the political spectrum are making big asks of California voters, with progressives backing a one-time 5% wealth tax on billionaires and conservatives seeking to require voters to present an ID to vote.
California tenants suffered 8th-highest rent hikes in US over four decades
Over four decades, typical California tenant averaged 3.9% annual rent increases, the eighth-highest among states.
This document helps courts decide who goes to prison. AI may soon help write it in San Diego.
A plan to build an AI model to assist in the creation of pre-sentencing reports has prompted calls for oversight from the Board of Supervisors.
A ‘sad issue’: With crashes rising, San Diego County to sue illegal e-bike companies
The county will pursue litigation against companies that sell and market products they call e-bikes but which are actually high-powered electric motorcycles.
San Diego police, lifeguards get large pay raises despite city budget crisis
City officials stress that the pay hikes don’t come until 2028 to avoid immediately worsening the crisis.
San Diego pension board rejects policy change that would lower cash-strapped city’s annual payment $30M
The proposal would have increased the system’s unusually conservative estimates of how fast its investments will grow in the future.
SANDAG wanted less housing by some North County train stations. Now it’s got a legal fight on its hands
SANDAG sued over where it’s allowing high-rise housing in North County.
Candidates in the District 8 S.D. council race debate future of the community
Both candidates have political backgrounds
They spruced up their San Diego neighborhood, with the city’s blessing. Now they’re showing others how to do it, too.
‘It is doable and repeatable,’ said one community leader. ‘It’s not as bureaucratic as it seems.’