SAN DIEGO—Unionized sanitation workers voted 137–70 Jan. 17 to end a month-long trash strike staged amid a labor dispute with private garbage hauler Republic Services. The sanitation workers represented by Teamsters Local 542 voted to end the strike just hours before an ultimatum from San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria would have compelled Republic to “meet their obligations under their franchise agreement.” “I join all San Diegans in being deeply relieved that Republic Services and their workers have reached an agreement, ending the month-long strike,” Gloria said. “I look forward to Republic’s resumption of regular trash and recycle pick-up for its routes within the city of San Diego tomorrow.” Sanitation services are set to resume Tuesday—good news for neighborhoods where trash, recycling, and yard debris have been piling up for weeks, particularly at multiple-unit residences. San Diego’s Environmental Services Department provides waste collection to single-family residences, but not businesses, multi-family residences, …