SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego City Council approved a controversial trash collection fee earlier this week after a protest vote failed to thwart it from going into effect.. Now ...

The move helped lower monthly cost to $43.60, but critics say billing method could cost people their home if they don’t pay ...

This post originally appeared in the Sept. 20 Morning Report. Sign up for the daily newsletter here. The news: Tommy Hough, a Democrat running in the San Diego City Council race against Kent Lee, ...

The city charter provides virtually no wiggle room for residents seeking to get around the new trash fee with private haulers ...

San Diego City Council passes controversial new trash collection fee Starting July 1, homeowners in the city will be charged $43.60 a month for three 95-gallon cans regardless of how much waste ...

Spreading out these costs over a five-year period would allow the city to lower the trash fee by about $1.20 per month in the 2026 fiscal year and $2.36 in the 2027 fiscal year, but this would be ...

After public testimony, the City Council is expected to debate and vote to consider collecting the new trash fee through the county. We're now home to seven San Diego Community Newspaper Group ...

The three-page, double-sided flyer explains the trash fee and includes a portion that can be cut out and returned as a written protest. California Proposition 218 requires the City of San Diego to ...

San Diego could be months away from a new trash fee Voters approved charging for trash in 2022, at half the rate proposed in 2025. By Joe Little • Published April 1, 2025 • Updated on April 3 ...