People's Ordinance LttE
E-SUBMITTED: June 23, 2021
San Diego Union Tribune
The League of Women Voters of San Diego proposed to the Environment Committee and the Rules Committee of the City Council to initiate a re-vote of the People’s Ordinance, partly because it requires the City to provide trash collection from single family homes on public streets at no cost to the owner. It is unfair that all other San Diegans must pay for this service through their taxes and by hiring a private hauler.
The City should then use these funds to expand its service to comply with SB 1383, which requires significantly limiting landfill organics by 2025 to reduce methane emissions. The LWVSD urges the City to implement changes to comply with SB 1383 and to initiate another vote on the People’s Ordinance. Allowing San Diegans to reverse this ordinance would provide more funding for waste remediation and equalize its cost among all residents of the city.
Lori Thiel
President@lwvsandiego.org