Public safety cuts and REU rate hikes
Summary
Speaders pushed back on the council's recent deletion of 22 vacant police and fire positions and flagged REU's planned back-to-back 6% power rate hikes ahead of a November 17 hearing.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 3, 2026.
Impact analysis
A 12% cumulative power bill increase over two years is 'food on the table' money for working families and fixed-income seniors.
The city's short-term budget; REU ratepayers currently enjoy the sixth-lowest rates among California's 40 municipal utilities.
Neighborhoods face longer emergency response times and burnout for officers and firefighters, while ratepayers absorb higher bills.
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