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):   July 16, 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.

As more fully described in Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K 
dated July 15, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference, in June 
1998 a coalition of consumer groups received verification that its 
electric-restructuring ballot initiative received the needed 
signatures to qualify for the November 1998 California ballot. 

On July 16, 1998 the California Supreme Court denied the July 6, 
1998 petition seeking to overturn the Third District Court of 
Appeal's denial of the petition to remove the voter initiative from 
the ballot. The California Supreme Court refused to grant review of 
the petition at the present time. Such ruling did not represent a 
ruling on the merits of the arguments presented; rather, the ruling 
was a decision by the court not to consider the merits of the 
petition prior to the November balloting.


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: July 24, 1998           By: /s/ E.A. Guiles
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                                       E.A. Guiles
                                       President