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Ouch! SDG&E rates to increase

SAN DIEGO -- Bills for San Diego Gas & Electric customers will rise as soon as Sept. 1 after the California Public Utilities Commission Thursday authorized a $123.4 million rate increase for the company.

The CPUC said a typical electric customer’s bill could increase about 12.2%, or $9.95 per month, while households that receive natural gas would have to pay an extra 9.6% per month, or around $3.55.

SDG&E donates $7,500 to Hillcrest Youth Center

SAN DIEGO -- SDG&E has donated $7,500 to support of youth leadership development at Hillcrest Youth Center, The San Diego LGBT Community Center said today.

"We are tremendously fortunate to have SDG&E’s support for The Center’s Hillcrest Youth Center," said Christopher Mills, director of major gifts. "Hillcrest Youth Center fills a critical need for LGBTQ youth throughout San Diego County thanks to amazing corporate sponsors like SDG&E. Generous grants like this one help make our work possible, and we are greatly appreciative of their support."

VIDEO: Barefoot runner to spread environmental awareness in San Diego

SAN DIEGO -- Professor Henry Sanchez, known as the Tacolist.com Barefoot Eco-Runner, has just run barefoot through 14 countries.

The mathematics and environmental engineering professor from Columbia, who will be crossing from Tijuana into San Diego on Thursday, Aug. 18, is running from Argentina to Alaska to bring awareness of protecting and reforesting the planet.

Upon entering each city, Sanchez works with local community organizations to plant trees, recycle and present educational talks.

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