SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  
  
                        Washington, D.C.  20549  
  
  
                               FORM 8-K  
  
                            CURRENT REPORT  
  
  
  
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act  
                                of 1934  
  
  
  
  
Date of Report   
(Date of earliest event reported):  November 3, 1998  
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                   SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY  
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       (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  
  
  
CALIFORNIA                      1-3779                     95-
1184800  
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(State of incorporation      (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer  
or organization)             File Number)        Identification No.  
  
  
101 ASH STREET, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA                         92101  
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(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)  
  
  
                                                     (619) 696-2000  
Registrant's telephone number, including area code-----------------  
  
  
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   (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)  
  
  


 
  
                                   FORM 8-K  
  
Item 5.  Other Events  

On November 3, 1998, California voters defeated the Voter 
Initiative (also known as Proposition 9) that would have amended 
state law related to AB 1890 so as to, among other things, prohibit 
recovery by the state's investor-owned electric utilities of their 
investments in nuclear generating plants.  The vote was 
approximately 27% in favor of the Initiative and 73% opposed.

Item 7.  Financial Statements And Exhibits.  
  
       None


  
  
                              SIGNATURE  
  
  
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on 
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.  
  
  
                                  SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY   
                                           (Registrant)  
  
  
Date: November 4, 1998              By: /s/ Edwin L. Guiles
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                                            Edwin L. Guiles
                                            President