Getting to borrow my oh-so-punny headline from the other day, it looks like Councilman Kevin Faulconer has another way to generate money for the City of San Diego--selling sewer to SDG&E. Now, I'm sure there are a lot of UCAN members and SDG&E customers who would love to sell some of their sewer to SDG&E. Heck, I'm sure some of them would give it away--in a throwing manner, of course--to SDG&E. Is this another attempt to raise money like putting solar panels on the top of light poles or will this actually be a good way to generate some money for the City? Let's find out.
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City of San Diego Looking to Generate Money With Solar
Southern California is one of the leading areas with solar installations (see this post) and San Diego is no different. So it makes sense that the City of San Diego would want to get involved with solar--not just as a way to stick it to SDG&E--but as a potential fix to the City’s budget deficit problem.
Water Submetering: Promoting San Diego Conservation or Water Department Revenue?
Submetering isn't a way for the city to raise revenue by making all the Navy submarines pay for parking. The logistics would be a nightmare--can you imagine a captain searching his pockets for change and then sending a scuba diver out to feed the meter? No, in this case, submeters refer to a water meter in a residence. This week, the San Diego City Council passed an ordinance requiring water submeters in multi-dwelling units. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Check it out after the jump.
The Winter Monitoring Period - Calculating Your San Diego Sewer Service Charge
Shhh. Do you see it? Over there? It's hiding between December and March. Quiet down! You still don't see it. Crickey! You just scared it away!
Since finding a Water Department billing policy isn't something you'd normally call Steve Irwin or Jeff Corwin to handle, UCAN can help you track down something that's just as clandestine as the poisonous yellow-bellied ratus-hikus snake: the elusive Winter Monitoring Period.
Taming a Monster: Changing the San Diego Water Department's Bid to Goal Program
The Union-Tribune quoted City Councilman Carl DeMaio likening one of the City Water Department's programs to an uncontrollable monster. Hmm. One of those from-the-depths-water-monster things like Frankenfish or the Beast from 20,000 Fathoms? Or just one that may have cost the City $10 million?
San Diego City Water Department engaged in very strange and misleading behavior
Rob Davis at the non-profit Voice of San Diego has us asking if the Water Department is misinformed, disingenuous, or merely insane. Full Story
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