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San Diego's Broken Toll Machine:

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SANDAG selects TCA for new toll system - by Steve Puterski Consumer Advocate Report — Transportation March 2026 Investigative Report • Tolling & Transportation Years of Billing Failures, Cover-Ups, and What the Fix Will Actually Cost Drivers SANDAG's back-office meltdown has overcharged and undercharged thousands of San Diego motorists, triggered a whistleblower lawsuit, and consumed tens of millions in public funds. A new $15.8 million contract aims to fix it — but drivers deserve to know the full story first. Investigative Research Report • Based on court records, agency documents, grand jury findings, and public reporting • March 2026 ● Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) What happened: SANDAG, the regional planning agency that runs San Diego County's toll roads, implemented a defective back-office billing system (ETAN Technologies) after canceling a prior $28 million contract with Deloitte. The ETAN system routi...
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Carlsbad hub proposed for undersea data cable between U.S. and Australia

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Carlsbad hub proposed for undersea data cable between U.S. and Australia SEABED TECHNOLOGY REVIEW Telecommunications & Digital Infrastructure Intelligence Special Report • March 2026 Submarine Connectivity Honomoana: Google's Pacific Architecture Reshapes US–Australia Data Connectivity A proposed cable landing hub in Carlsbad, California marks the US terminus of a 14,215-km privately owned system engineered to carry more than 259 terabits per second — and to anchor a continent-spanning connectivity ring that will define Indo-Pacific digital infrastructure through the 2030s.   Special Correspondent • Submarine Infrastructure Desk San Diego, California • March 10, 2026 ■ BLUF — Bottom Line Up Front Google's Honomoana submarine cable system — operating under its Starfish Infrastructure subsidiary — is the cornerstone of a broader South Pacific Connect initiative designed to provide the United States, Australia...
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San Diego grocery prices among highest in nationwide comparison – NBC 7 San Diego

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San Diego grocery prices among highest in nationwide comparison – NBC 7 San Diego Consumer & Policy Report    March 2026  |  San Diego Grocery Prices: Why Shoppers at the Register Pay Among the Highest in the Nation A comprehensive analysis of bottom-line grocery costs, the structural forces pushing them higher, recent legal and legislative actions — and a full comparison of every store format available to San Diego families, with Vons and Ralphs as the real-world baseline.    Research & Analysis  |  Compiled from BLS CPI data, Datasembly grocery index, court filings, California legislative documents, and multiple independent market analyses  |  March 10, 2026 Key Findings at a Glance San Diego grocery prices are approximately 11–13% above the national average , and among the highest in a coast-to-coast multi-retailer comparison. Overall grocery prices in the San Diego metro are ...
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