SFist: Tastes Great AND Less Filling

RinconHillSF

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:05:55 -0800

One other thing ... maybe we should encourage them to eliminate ordinances or somehow streamline them instead of passing more stuff that nobody knows about. I already feel like I need a law degree to understand some of the stuff they float.

RinconHillSF

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:03:41 -0800

I still want to know just what in the hell they plan to do about the $4 billion and counting liability for retiree healthcare benefits the City and County have promised employees but haven't set aside a dime (to my knowledge) yet to pay.

RinconHillSF

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:02:25 -0800

Here comes a cheap shot .... Of course they're meeting less - they send all their tough decisions to the ballot box these days. Ballot box budgeting a cop out and bad government.

Sweet Melissa

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:56:37 -0800

What's weird is that, in raw numbers, the number of ordinances passed each year since 2000 has remained pretty steady (about 280) and the number of resolutions has gone down from about 1000 in 2000 to about 700 in 2007. (The info is available here: http://www.sfgov.org/site/bdsupvrs_index.asp?id=4381.) And yet, I feel like I agree with suckafree that it seems like the Supes have too much time to dream up ways to expand the local govt. Maybe the amount of legislation introduced is larger now (even I don't have the free time to count that) or maybe the *quality* of the new laws is *better*.

bluecanary

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:42:44 -0800

What is best is getting your cheap ass some canvas bags. Who really has a gripe about the plastic bag ban?

aleph1

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:09:05 -0800

Lets see, plastic = comes from oil, non biodegradable, recyclable (but seldom done), fly away, ends up in great garbage patch in the Pacific willing sea life paper = come from a renewable resource, biodegradable, recyclable It seems pretty obvious what is best, even if you are double-bagging.

suckafree

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:03:24 -0800

wait a second. you missed the real story here. they were making 37k for a part time job before and this allowed them to convert it to fulltime. our city has gone to hell in a hand basket ever since with full time fucktards like daly having all day to dream up worthless crush the business type legislation.

jacksevanroo

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:11:20 -0800

Thank you Robin, well put. And they certainly didn't need those extra meetings to quash such pests as free wi-fi, and, my favorite, smoking on golf courses. I say we fire them all and let Gavin rule SF with a sexy iron fist.

RobInSF

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:55:02 -0800

I for one am really proud of the work they have done for the people of San Francisco. That non binding vote to deny the existence of the moon was a good one. And who can forget the brilliant ban on plastic bags so now everybody at Safeway has to get their groceries DOUBLE BAGGED because the handles on their crappy paper bags break before you can even lift them off the checkout counter. Great job guys! Way to go!

underachieving

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:48:40 -0800

I'd be happier if we had half as many board members earning twice the pay and working twice as hard. Instead, it just seems like they hang around to participate in a year-long bitchfest. What do you think their collective job approval rating is?

FourMajor

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:01:54 -0800

$37,858 was certainly not enough, but why $95,000? That is certainly too much. I'd say somewhere between $50-70k is appropriate.

mattymatt

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:53:50 -0800

As anyone who's ever tried to sit through one of those Supes meetings knows, they're EXCRUCIATING. I don't blame theem for wanting to meet less. If they can get the job done without subjecting themselves to torture, then I say bless 'em. And what's with the Mayor's office being such douchebags towards the Supes lately?