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Ballot Measure Forming To Push Out SDG&E, Create Public Utility
San Diego’s most prolific public power advocates are behind Power San Diego, an effort to put municipalization before voters in November.

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San Diego’s most prolific public power advocates are behind Power San Diego, an effort to put municipalization before voters in November.

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