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San Diego City Council shoots down effort to put municipal utility on the November ballot. Council members say there are "too many questions" about establishing a government-run utility, but also take shots at SDG&E profit margins

When most people visit a Taco Bell, they're looking for a quick bite; maybe a Crunch Wrap or a Baja Blast. But for some, Taco Bell is the perfect place to pull off an art heist stealing the decor right off the walls and selling it for thousands of dollars.

Plus, why politics has become improper dinner-party chatter, and inside the Dorsia-themed artist dinner in Los Angeles.

The effort by Power San Diego brought in 24,167 verified signatures -- enough to force the council vote, but not enough to bypass the council entirely.

Frustration with high rates and poor service is sparking campaigns to take over investor-owned utilities and make them nonprofit entities.

A new Tennessee law targets people in the states largest counties who serve in the local government of both a city and county at the same time.

By Rob Nikolewski / San Diego Union-Tribune / May 14, 2024 Power San Diego, the initiative that wants to oust San Diego Gas & Electric by creating a municipal electric utility within the city limits of San Diego, has fallen short of its goal of collecting 80,000 verified signatures to put the proposition on the…

Should SDG&E be replaced within the city of San Diego? Signatures to create a municipal utility turned in. Power San Diego Initiative falls short of 80,000 goal, but the group thinks it has enough signatures to put the question before the San Diego City Council

Should SDG&E be replaced within the city of San Diego? Signatures to create a municipal utility turned in. Power San Diego Initiative falls short of 80,000 goal, but the group thinks it has enough signatures to put the question before the San Diego City Council

The H5N1 bird flu virus is spreading through US cattle herds for the first time.The mammal-to-mammal transmission has scientists worried the virus could mutate