Mike,
But given the slim chances of money being returned to the taxpayers,
isn't it better that there be a mechanism to put some cash aside during
good times, so that they won't have as much of an excuse to raise taxes
when the crunch hits?
Yours in liberty,
<<< Starchild >>>
Thanks Starchild.
You are right about the deadline...I'm still new at this myself.
I'm against the "Rainy Day Fund" because it is intended to make
fiscally irresponsible people seem responsible. The best way to handle
surpluses is to returm the money to taxpayers.Thanks
Mike
From: Starchild [mailto:sfdreamer@earthlink.net]
Sent: Thu 8/14/2003 7:11 PM
To: lpsf-activists@yahoogroups.com
Cc:
Subject: Re: [lpsf-activists] Ballot Measures, Deadlines
Mike,I just visited the Elections Department today, and according to their
published election calendar and what they told me verbally, the date
you list here is incorrect. August 19 (at noon) is the deadline for
FREE ballot arguments; the deadline for the PAID arguments is noon on
August 26 (this is also the deadline for rebuttals to the free
arguments).Also of note are the deadlines for registering to vote in the October
recall election (September 22) and the deadline to vote in the regular
November election (October 20).My suggestion is that we try to prepare any arguments we plan to file
by the 19th, and see whether we win the lottery to be selected as the
official opposition for any of these measures. Then if any of our
argument(s) are not selected, we have another week to look at paying
to put them on the ballot.By the way, why do you oppose the "rainy day fund" measure? I haven't
yet looked at the language, but as reported in the media it didn't
sound unreasonable on the face of it, although when Tom Ammiano comes
up with an economic proposal it certainly bears close scrutiny.The police commission measure appears to me to be a positive
(although weak) reform.The letter designations, title or brief description, and (in
parenthesis) proponents/sponsors of the SF ballot measures is as
follows:A $295 million school bond issue (SFUSD Superintendant Arlene
Ackerman)
B Increased retirement benefits (Board of Supervisors)
C Empowers Controller as Services Auditor, sets performance standards
(Board)
D Creates Small Business Commission (Board)
E Ethics reform (Board)
F Targeted early retirement (Board)
G "Rainy day" fund (Board)
H Police Commission/Office of Citizen Complaints (Board)
I Child care for low income families (Supervisors Ma, Maxwell, Dufty
& Daly)
J Homeless facilities (Angela Alioto)
K Reauthorization of transportation sales tax
L Minimum wage increase (Barry Hermanson, Alexis Gonzalez)
M Ban on "aggressive solicitation" (Gavin Newsom)
N Allow taxi permit holders with disabilities to keep permits and not
drive (Supervisors Sandoval, McGoldrick, Ma, & Daly)Yours in liberty,
<<< Starchild >>>The Denny for Mayor Campaign would like to share the cost of writing
a ballot argument against the School Bond measure on this November’s
ballot. It must be submitted by August 19th and the cost is $200 plus
$2 per word (300 word max). My campaign is submitting two arguments,
one against the Small Business Commission, the “Rainy Day Fund”, and
I’m considering one against Gavin’s Aggressive Solicitation Ban. See
the attached list of all the ballot measures. Perhaps there are others
that could be addressed…Retirement Benefits for Safety Employees,
Early Retirement Benefits, Police Commission, Reauthorizing Sales and
Use tax come to mind. Pew!Let me know.
Mike
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