What goes around: SF transit agency gets reality check

SFMTA bus cleaner

January 31, 2010

Sometimes when bureaucrats swing the budget axe too carelessly, it comes around to hit them in the head.That's what happened last month when the staff at San Francisco's Municipal Transit Authority proposed 58 layoffs as a solution to its $20 million deficit.

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SEIU 1021 Offices

A complete list of 1021 office locations.

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Oregon voters give the bird to conventional wisdom

In Oregon this week, voters overwhelmingly passed two tax measures that will preserve funding for schools, health care and other public services important to middle class families. The victory for the progressive tax increases sends a message that it is possible to win public support for raising revenue by requiring those who are still prospering in today's economy to contribute more to fund public priorities.

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