JOEL ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY

 
 

San Francisco’s budget is gigantic: $16 billion. It doubled the past decade, far outpacing population growth. If $16 billion isn’t enough to have twice-as-clean sidewalks and twice-as-fast Muni, we have to spend smarter.

That includes investing in city employees and setting them up for success versus relying on contractors that charge more for less accountability. 

We must regularly audit every city department and make sure we’re paying for what works — basic city services must be delivered without compromise. 

We deserve an innovative city government that is fiscally responsible, free from corruption, and fully transparent.

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ESSAYS