Garbage In, Garbage Out

Gavin's not the only one looking to clean the streets this year, but the Board of Supervisors do to. Or more like Aaron Peskin who proposed using part of the budget surplus to pay for twenty new city employees to help clean everything up. The money will only be for the rest of the year but will continue onwards and upwards if there's money for it.

This being an election year, cleaning the streets is the in thing to do. Which is why the streets get cleaned every four years. Gavin has been all over the "quality of life" issue, as he's been trying to create some sort of anti-litter troop, start some community courts, use grant money to clean up certain neighborhoods, and run an educational anti-litter campaign. Peskin, who mentioned all "quality of life" issues when he got sworn in as Board President, is joining in on the fun.

There still might be an issue here over money. First off, Chris Daly wants to use the money to pay for new housing. Gavin is opposed to this because the surplus is sort of a happy accident and might not be around next year. Peskin's plan kind of adds onto it so there might be some controversy over this measure. Or maybe not. It is an election year, after all, and we all know this isn't exactly the cleanest city out there.