We are very sad to report to you that Chris Daly is in the Chron today -- but not for hauling off and hitting anyone, or yelling at someone so loud that the cords stand out on his neck. Rather, he's got a totally sane and balanced and compassionate proposal for the extra money they've found in the San Francisco budget. What's more, it's an actual local op-ed on the opinions page, instead of the usual nationally-focused Molly Ivins and George Will columns the Chron reprints in lieu of discussing actual local issues on that page. What is this world coming to???
Daly suggests that we use the SF budget to protect the working-class and the poor, and proposes that we 1) increase affordable child care, 2) protect against evictions; 3) set up a safety net for immigrants; 4) increase funding to encourage teenagers to stay off the streets; 4) support seniors; and 5) invest in the local arts scene. This would all be for around $25 million of the $5.7 billion in the budget (less than half of one percent, if our math is right). That's so Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation of him!
Don't worry, though, he gets in a little dig at the Gav: "During the mayor's 90-minute roll out of his 'Common Sense and Compassion' budget, I was left wondering what happened to the compassion." But Chris! What happened to the crazy? What happened to the crazy?
In keeping with today's garbage theme, here's a picture of Chris Daly at a DPT thing from sfgov.org.
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I hear Muni could use a few bucks; how about tossing something their way?
I wish Daly would have actually said what other programs he wants to cut to fund his pet social programs. It seems cowardly to throw stones at Newsom for not being sympathetic enough to the poor, the elderly, artists, etc. without coming back with a real alternative. Just saying you'll find the money somewhere is political posturing.
Oh, lookee, lookee! Chrissy is tooting his own horn!
I love how Chris includes free tax dollars for his Tenants Union friends and calls it compassion. Par for the course in San Francisco, but still.
Chris! How's that Rincon tower, developer squeeze, slush fund thing going? Whaddya got coming through? Around $18 million to funnel to your cronies?
Hey, isn't that the same big green machine guy from the Gavvy-Gav caption contest?
Yes it is, along with the same guy! The shots are from the same photo session. Please, Mayor's Office, please put more pictures up in Gavin's Photo Gallery!