To SF Chronicle Editor:
San Francisco is facing cuts in services because of wasteful spending. Meanwhile, instead of calling for cuts in wasteful spending, supervisor Michela Alioto Pier wants to cut former Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda from the Italian Heritage Day Parade. (City Insider Sept 27) San Francisco does not need more supervisors with provincial priorities like Michela Alioto Pier. We need responsible adults in City Hall who can balance a budget and protect city services.
Mike DeNunzio
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Sunday, September 28, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Public financing of campaigns is a waste of taxpayers' money
The Examiner, Opinion From Readers, published Thursday, 9/11/08.
Candidates who take public financing to fund their campaigns are taking from the needy.
The mayor and supervisors overspent the $6.5 billion city budget by $338 million. To balance it, supervisors have cut $2.5 million in services for seniors, teens, emergency services and home nursing. But they did not touch $5 million in the budget to fund political campaigns, and the mayor approved the cuts. San Francisco does not need public financing to keep candidates honest, we simply need honest candidates.
Mike DeNunzio
Candidate for supervisor, District 3
Candidates who take public financing to fund their campaigns are taking from the needy.
The mayor and supervisors overspent the $6.5 billion city budget by $338 million. To balance it, supervisors have cut $2.5 million in services for seniors, teens, emergency services and home nursing. But they did not touch $5 million in the budget to fund political campaigns, and the mayor approved the cuts. San Francisco does not need public financing to keep candidates honest, we simply need honest candidates.
Mike DeNunzio
Candidate for supervisor, District 3
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