SFist: Protesting Mayor Newsom's Shiny New Budget

appetite

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:15:14 -0800

How about cutting some of his staff? Anybody with PR responsibilities should not be on the tax payer dime. There's simply no justification for that.

PoKonrad

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:43:28 -0800

Loopy kids? Loopy kids? We ain't no loopy kids! We're just cranky. Cranky & old. Also, 'claim' is a little weird: The City's pretty open about the cuts. What is & isn't being cut isn't debated. What's debated is what should & shouldn't be. Lastly, for those who think the mental health & addiction treatment services are somehow doing a poor job, keep in mind that there are long, long waiting lists for most of these services: Most people who'd like to be getting these kinds of services aren't. Which means, if you see people using or acting loopy in your neighbourhood, there's a derned good chance they're not in mental health or substance abuse programs. Tho they might be: Addiction's hard to kick (else programs wouldn't be necessary, right?), so there's certainly some degree of failure.

what

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:12:01 -0800

Chris might have a bit more luck if he circulated a new budget "endorsed by Gavin Newsom". Maybe everyone would vote for it before they read the fine print.

Greg

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:38:45 -0800

If Gavin had just managed the budget a little better, we wouldn't be in this situation. If the Board of Supervisors had exercised some judgment, we wouldn't be in this situation. No one is winning any awards here. Chris Daly was in fact, correct when he critiqued the budget. Too bad his lack of ability when it comes to articulating it quickly devloved into a coke abuse claim on the Mayor which the Mayor and his many folks were able to blow off as "negative politics." Don't matter if you're right, kids you gotta be articulate. We could have dodged most of this budget bomb last year and while everyone would not be pooping marshmallows and singing kumbaya, you would also not have to watch big pay for bureaucrats while money for things we can use, like a better MUNI or something, get cut. Ah well. San Franciscans have long said they like it like that, and like paying a lot of taxes for bad services. Keep it up, kiddies!

suckafree

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:54:16 -0800

oh, what a shame. the city and the state are broke. funding to pay for drugs for folks who say they just need to get high another couple of dozen times to get sober are gone. fuck you all!

avisconti

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:59:23 -0800

The real loss in the budget is the funding for Tenderloin Health drop-in center. It serves as a crucial lifeline for homeless clients to connect to services throughout the city (most importantly health and shelter). And just to connect the dots for you guys living in the Mission around 16th and Valencia and in West SOMA - closure of Tenderloin Health drop-in center is a closure of one of the five sites that make shelter reservations for the city. The other sites, of relevance to you (and me), are on 16th and Capp, and 150 Otis (Duboce and Mission).

jacksevanroo

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:13:54 -0800

Bravo, Gavin Newsom. Bravo.

what

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:06:39 -0800

...or they're already underfunded, and you're about to see that number double. But hey-- they usually stick to one side of the street, so you can just cross and go around. Although if they're sleeping or passed out, I find it easier to just step over.

MalcoveMagnesia

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:10:48 -0800

Judging by the number of crazy junkies staggering around my neighborhood already, the substance abuse & mental health centers aren't doing a good job with the funds they already apparently mismanage.

Greg

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:56:14 -0800

and you can take the Cable Car there too...be really san francisco-y...

RinconHillSF

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:06:36 -0800

Sounds like opportunities for non-profits to learn how to fundraise.