'We have a 100-year-old rule on the books that is not built for a modern-day society — and we’re all worse off for it,' Council President Sean Elo-Rivera said. 'It has a huge impact on our general fund.'
For over 100 years, many San Diegans — mainly single family homeowners — haven’t had to pay extra fees for trash pickup, thanks to what is known as the People’s Ordinance. But now the people will decide if this will continue. On Monday, the San Diego City Council voted 7-2 to put a reform of the ordinance on the November ballot.
Elo-Rivera said the measure was not a repeal and the city would not profit from the services."Voters will know exactly what we’re asking from them, and that is simply to provide the city the flexibility by recovering costs to provide a better level of service and to do it in a way that’s fiscally responsible," he said.
Rodney Fowler Sr., a retired city environmental services worker and union president, voiced a concern shared by many of those opposed to reform, saying:"Affluent communities have always had the opportunity and ability to advocate for themselves. Under the current proposal, working-class and marginalized communities will be made to bear the cost of being poor."
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