San Diego is fixing over 6,000 broken street lamps after receiving a $3.5 million federal grant in April secured by U.S. Congressmembers Scott Peters (D-San Diego) and Juan Vargas (D-Chula Vista).
Normally, the city’s transportation department replaces broken wiring for the city’s roughly 54,000 streetlights but a backlog has piled up in recent years due to a lack of city electricians, according to city spokesperson, Anthony Santacroce.
