City Council will consider settlement in trash fee case

City Council will consider settlement in trash fee case

The San Diego City Council will consider a settlement in the lawsuit challenging the city’s trash fee during a closed session on Monday. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, attorney Gabriel McWhirter, who is representing the city against a group of local homeowners, told Judge Euketa Oliver during a hearing on Friday that a proposed settlement is “currently on the table” regarding Measure B, which instituted a pickup fee for single-family …

Trash fee settlement reached, awaits council decision

Tomorrow San Diego City Council will decide whether or not to approve a settlement for a lawsuit against the city’s controversial trash fee for single family homes. More than a dozen homeowners sued the city after the fee passed, arguing the city is charging more than what it actually costs to collect trash. The case was set to go to...