Chula Vista City Council to Hold Special Session About Trash Pickup

Chula Vista declines to declare emergency over trash strike. For now.

Trash and recycling collection disruptions entered day four in Chula Vista on Monday as Republic Services workers remain off the job in solidarity with strikers on the East Coast. But city leaders do not believe the impacts necessitate declaring a state of emergency, which would redirect city workers to pick up residents’ trash. That could change, however, if the work stoppage continues for several more days, officials indicated during a special…

Residents weigh in as Chula Vista sanitation strike hits day 5

Chula Vista sanitation workers strike alongside Boston, causing trash issues. Residents face the impact as officials plan a special council meeting Monday.

Chula Vista mayor calls for special meeting as South Bay trash pileup continues

CHULA VISTA, Calif. (FOX 5/KUS) -- As trash continues to pile up along South Bay streets, Chula Vista Mayor John McCann is calling for city leaders to help find ways to address the situation during a special emergency meeting. For the past several days, sanitation workers across San Diego County have joined others across the country for a "sympathy strike" in solidarity with those in Boston, Massachusetts who are demanding better wages and benef…

Chula Vista City Council to hold special session about trash pickup

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Chula Vista City Council to discuss ongoing stoppage of Republic Services trash pickup

An East Bay family’s longtime dog, a rat terrier named Rufus, passed away earlier this year. The family added a new addition a few days later from a San Francisco rescue – another rat terrier. And then, everyone was in for a big surprise. It all started earlier this year when an East Bay family lost their beloved Rufus, which they adopted years ago, as an East Bay rescue from the San Francisco SPCA.  After they lost him, they went online, and th…

10News Wake Up Call: Chula Vista trash pickup delays continue; more flooding in Texas delays searches

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