> What am I supposed to do as a resident?
Vote to repeal Prop 13 when the opportunity arises, and tell others to do the same.
At some point, polling will indicate that it has a chance of happening, and then someone will put it on the ballot.
Vote to repeal Prop 13 when the opportunity arises, and tell others to do the same.
At some point, polling will indicate that it has a chance of happening, and then someone will put it on the ballot.
Firstly: the City has no shortage of money. The City's budget this year is a whopping $8.6 Billion dollars. For a city of 850,000 people, that's quite a lot.
Secondly: the City already spends a lot on homelessness; the direct spending per homeless person exceeds $12,000/year. There are task forces galore on this problem, and nothing makes a dent.
Thirdly: SFPD is already among the highest paid in the country. Rookie officers can make more than $100K/year with overtime. There is no accountability; and they'd rather shoot than treat a mentally ill person properly: http://www.vice.com/read/most-of-the-people-killed-by-the-sa...
And finally: this "throw more money without accountability" approach is a part of the problem. It provides an economic incentive to do a shitty job, because hey, doing a bad job gets more money!!
Seriously!?
/me heads to the googles