For the first time, single-family homeowners in the City of San Diego will now pay to have their trash collected after City Councilmembers voted 6-3 to adopt a new Solid Waste Management fee schedule Monday afternoon.
The decision comes after a lengthy public hearing in City Council chambers downtown, during which 121 members of the community voiced their opinions — a majority of whom opposed the proposal — over the course of several hours.
“Oh, I’m a very passionate person, and when I see something unjust and wrong, I am against it 100%,” said Valentina Hernandez III, who held up a hand-made sign that read “San Diego says no to trash fees.”
Until now, single-family homeowners have been able to enjoy trash collection services for free for more than a century…