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Santee voters to weigh in on 1% general sales tax increase this November (opens the original)
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Santee residents will decide this November on a proposal to increase the city’s general sales tax by 1%. The City Council voted in June to place Measure Y on the ballot. Santee has not adopted a local sales tax measure since incorporating in 1980. Since then, the city has grown, straining roads, stormwater facilities and other public infrastructure that were not designed to handle the demands. Currently, the city receives the standard 1% share of the 7.75% overall tax rate. If approved, Measure
Community members rally at Escondido City Hall to protest city’s DHS firing range contract (opens the original)
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Months after a majority of the Escondido City Council left a contract with the Department of Homeland Security in place to use a city-owned shooting range for practice, community members made their voices heard again. Protesters gathered Thursday outside of City Hall. “It’s something so uncomfortable for our community. We know they are kidnapping our community members every day in Escondido,” Patricia Serrano, 59, said. She's a long-time Escondido resident who used to be undocumented. She said i
San Diego incorrectly charges tens of thousands of residents for city trash fees (opens the original)
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The city of San Diego admits it recently made a mistake, incorrectly billing tens of thousands of residents for the city’s trash fees on their property tax bills. In June 2025 the city approved a historic and controversial trash fee. It affects residents living in single-family homes or in multifamily developments with four or fewer units. The trash fees were reduced earlier this year as part of a settlement. But now, some city council members said the improper billing of that trash fee on prope
San Diego’s Muslim community takes part in national voter registration day (opens the original)
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With the 2026 midterm elections just over a month away, there are nationwide efforts underway to register voters this week. That includes voter registration efforts within the Muslim community. Following a midday Friday sermon and prayer at the Islamic Center of San Diego, it was time for political engagement outside of the mosque. It’s where 18-year-old Maria Hassane was one of many who registered to vote for the first time. “I’ve seen my parents voting, my sisters voting ever since a young age
San Diego County Supervisors approve controversial solar and battery storage project in Boulevard (opens the original)
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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a major use permit for a controversial solar and battery storage project in the East County on Wednesday during a land use meeting. Dozens of residents made the hour-long drive from the rural community of Boulevard to the San Diego County Administration Center to voice their opposition to the project, called Starlight Solar. It’s a 588-acre project that includes solar panels and an 868 megawatt-hour battery energy storage system. It
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