Hello University City, here’s a quick update with breaking news about the proposed City Budget, the Community Meetup with Fire Chief Logan, and the Trash Fee Protest Cards.
➡️ San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria has issued his Fiscal Year 2026 Draft Budget. The Draft Budget includes an Introduction, Budget Overview and Schedules, Department Detail, and the Capital Improvements Program. The Draft Budget is available on the City website at: https://www.sandiego.gov/finance/draft Here is a summary of key budget dates:
- Monday, April 21: The City Council will hear Item 200 – A Presentation of the Mayor’s Budget and the proposed budget on Monday, April 21st at 2 pm at City Hall 12th floor (202 C Street downtown). Councilmembers will hear the Mayor and his staff present the FY 2026 Draft Budget. It is the first in a series of discussions about the budget for the coming year. Members of the public are invited to provide their input at this and other upcoming meetings. You can submit a public comment and attend this meeting virtually via Zoom or in person; the agenda for the 4/21 City Council meeting with various ways to participate is posted here : https://sandiego.hylandcloud.com/211agendaonlinecouncil
- Monday, May 5: Budget Review Committee meetings begin with presentation by Charles Modica the Independent Budget Analyst. The calendar of budget hearings is posted on the City website here : https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/fy26-brc-hearing-calendar.pdf.
- Wednesday, May 14: On Wednesday May 14th, the Mayor will release the May Revision to the Draft Budget, Fiscal Year 2025 Third Quarter Budget Monitoring Report; and Fiscal Year 2025 CIP Year-End Budget Monitoring Report.
- Friday, June 6: The City Council’s Budget Review Committee will discuss recommended budgetary modifications at its meeting of Friday June 6th at 9 am.
- Tuesday, July 1: The final Fiscal Year 2026 budget will take effect July 1, 2025.
➡️ Fire Chief Robert Logan will be UCCA’s guest at an in-person meeting at the University Community Library on Tuesday, April 22, at 6 pm.
- Event details available at: https://www.universitycitynews.org/UCCA/ChiefLoganApr2025
- Chief Logan will answer questions about the current state of the fire department, fire prevention, fire management, risk vs severity, Zone Zero, the 2025 Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map, and much more.
- To help ensure that Chief Logan covers a wide range of topics of community concern, please send your questions or comments for Chief Logan to UCCA President Jemma as soon as possible: president@universitycitynews.org
➡️ Trash Pick-up Fee Protest Cards to be Mailed to Affected Households the week of April 21. From the San Diego Union Tribune: On split vote, San Diego council advances nearly $48-a-month home trash pickup fee. Monday’s vote officially launches the protest period for the proposed fees. Under state law, the new fees can’t be imposed if more than half of the estimated 233,000 households that would pay the new fee submit protest cards before the June 9 hearing. City officials say they will mail out protest cards to each household during the week beginning April 21. Details at: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/14/on-split-vote-san-diego-council-advances-nearly-48-a-month-home-trash-pickup-fee/
- The information about the Proposition 218 “Protest Cards” is available at: Proposed Prop 218 Notice
- See also the City Council agenda from April 14, Item 201: Authorization to Set a Public Hearing Date Pursuant to Proposition 218 to Consider Adoption of a New Solid Waste Management Fee, Adopt Procedures for Submitting and Tabulating Protests Against the Proposed Fee, and Set Hearing Date to Consider Report of Proposed Fees to be Collected on the Tax Roll for the Forthcoming Fiscal Year, if Solid Waste Management Fee is Adopted. Agenda and related materials available at: https://sandiego.hylandcloud.com/211agendaonlinecouncil/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=6471&doctype=1&site=council
From SDUT April 17:
Time for bullied San Diegans to fight back, only starting with trash fee
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Save-the-Date is compiled by Diane Ahern, Corresponding Secretary / Past President, University City Community Association
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