“The people that we have up in Sacramento don’t care about us folks down here,” Mayor Pro Tem Crystal Ruiz said at the San Jacinto City Council meeting Tuesday, June 16, regarding CR&R Environmental Service’s raising of prices to families and local businesses. “The decisions that they’re making are not decisions that we can afford to have them make.” This statement came after 12 protest letters from residents refusing to pay an increase in rates to reflect current market conditions were received by the council after a public notice on the item had been released.For businesses, the pricing would depend on the level of service. For businesses that have a 3-yard bin with pickup one time a week, it would be a $6 increase each week, which would result in a $24 increas
