We all agree on two key issues, homelessness and desire to clean up our beautiful city.  There must be some funds available for a city program that could give a minimum wage to the unemployed homeless person who would work in teams to clean up trash and cover graffiti.  The program could have a name with dignity like San Francisco City Services, and participants could have a colored t shirt that recognized they are employed workers adding to the quality of our city life.  This is an absolute win/win.  As with any large city, plenty of funds are misspent, lets Read This Posty »

Regarding homelessness, perhaps the following idea might be useful: If we looked at the operating budgets of every organization that helped the homeless, we'd probably see that although this work provides employment for a lot of people, that there is inefficiency and overlap, because the organizations are each having to "reinvent the wheel". My guess us that the expenditure per capita for each homeless person is high and that there is room for a lot of streamlining if the organizations could work together in a better coordinated way. This is a vague idea, but instead of the city doing all of the work Read This Posty »

Mayor Newsom, We so appreciate the attention the Parks and Recreation Department attention to the badly needed attention South Park needs.  The signs prohibiting alcohol are a start.  It's my understanding that Steven Cismowski has communicated the lack of funds in the budget for this fiscal year to do the necessary restoration that would bring the park up to code--as it relates to sand/children's outdoor apparatus--etc. It is my hope that monies can be found in this year--or will be put clearly on the budget for 2008. We've had such an influx of new SF taxpayers buying homes in the area--It would Read This Posty »