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If voters repeal the city’s trash fee, city services would see ‘significant’ cuts, officials say.

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If voters repeal the city’s trash fee, city services would see ‘significant’ cuts, officials say.

Among the proposed changes: board votes on high-level county hires, a third term for supervisors.
San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Terra Lawson-Remer has proposed an overhaul that would give her an additional term in office.
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The Midway Rising team still plans to comply with the law and mitigate their environmental impact report demands.
Samuel Ruben Ceja initially faced three felony counts of forgery, theft and fraud before he pleaded guilty to identity theft.
The San Diego County Water Authority doesn’t yet have a deal to discuss selling Colorado River water across state lines.
The county says the board committees, each made up of two elected supervisors, aren’t subject to the state’s open meeting law.
Sending $3.75 million to a softball league in Chula Vista — instead of a fraudulent charity — would have had an unimaginable impact.
Two-thirds of its students are socioeconomically disadvantaged. Only about one quarter of them are White.
The latest edition of A Parent’s Guide to San Diego Schools is officially out; it’s the best one yet – at least until the next one drops.
The latest edition of A Parent’s Guide to San Diego Schools is officially out.
San Diego’s labor market faces a challenging future. While tech will close some gaps, most jobs require advanced training and education.
Helen Robbins-Meyer confirmed she reported an alleged quid pro quo in a blockbuster 2023 email.
Three top attorneys who recently left the County Counsel’s Office signed deals calling for each to receive more than $239,392.
Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera’s proposal to tax empty second homes and short-term vacation rentals died on Wednesday.
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Leaders of small cities are becoming increasingly resistant to state housing laws, but their strategy has changed.
The board voted to advance a proposal to build 1,500 units of affordable educator workforce housing at its University Heights headquarters.