Builders in San Diego are upset about a new fee imposed by the region's Rural Fire Protection District to pay for fire protection in a 720-square-mile area in eastern San Diego County. The tax requires new homeowners to pay $150 to $450 based on the square footage of their house. The new fee comes in the aftermath of last fall's Cedar Fire, the largest wildfire in the state's history.
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