Did you see the Mayor’s budget outlook report?

As Chair of the Budget Committee, it’s my job to ensure the public knows the truth about the City’s finances.

My report: They’re not good.

The current Mayor’s budget outlook projects four straight years of deficits and relies on one-time revenue resources to balance these budgets.

He inherited a balanced budget in 2013, but despite the good economy, his legacy will leave behind a structural deficit!

More shocking are examples of how the City got in this situation:

The Mayor approved a “no-bid, multi-million-dollar contract” for Short Term Vacation Rental tracking services. We know this because an ethical employee reported it to the fraud hotline.
After the Mayor reported that remodeling of the 101 Ash Street property was “on-time and on budget,” it was shut down due to asbestos contamination. I discovered this by observing warning signs posted outside the building.
A newspaper reported that after allocating funds to test a backlog of rape test kits, the kit testing policy had been changed; then in response to this expose, it was changed back.
And the City Auditor reported that San Diego taxpayers are subsidizing trash pick-up for up to 16,000 short-term vacation rentals, in part because the Mayor has refused to enforce our zoning ordinance.

These and other cover-ups have contributed to the financial straits now faced by our City. As your Mayor, I will make fiscal discipline, transparency, and balanced budgets a top priority.

That means: No more political games on the taxpayer’s dime!

I’m talking with neighbors and community leaders every day who are ready for real change at City Hall.

But I need you to help me do it.

I need to raise $10,000 THIS WEEK to supply our volunteers with shirts, materials, and yard signs. Will you help?

The special interests and politics-as-usual crowd won’t fuel this campaign. I need YOU.