Election Day is just around the corner.\u00a0 On June 8, voters will be deciding the fate of Proposition D \u2014 making permanent the strong-mayor form of government.\u00a0 Prop D is the controversial ballot measure that increases the size and cost of city government and turns our temporary strong-mayor system into a permanent form of governance for San Diego. \u00a0The League of Women Voters recommends a NO vote on Prop D.\u00a0 Why? Proposition D would make the strong mayor the permanent form of governance in San Diego. Unfortunately, it goes much further than that.\u00a0 Prop D would also increase the size and cost of city government by requiring the creation of an additional council district and all that goes with it: additional office space, staff, salaries, pensions, benefits and a ninth City Council member.\u00a0 We\u2019re asking you to ask yourself: does it make sense to expand San Diego city government when the city is flat broke \u2014 when road repairs, street maintenance, libraries, parks, lifeguards, police, firefighters and too many other neighborhood services are on the chopping block?\u00a0 Is this the time to create bigger and more expensive government? To help you make an informed choice, we encourage you to go to League website at www.lwvsandiego.org.\u00a0You\u2019ll find an eye-opening report on the underside of our five-year experience with a strong-mayor form of government, as well as background information on Proposition D.\u00a0 You\u2019ll also get a startling look at the “who\u2019s who” of financial supporters of Prop D.\u00a0 After reading it, I think you\u2019ll agree with the LWV that our city can\u2019t afford Prop D \u2014 not financially, and not if you value the standards of good government espoused by the LWV. The LWV doesn\u2019t have access to the hundreds of thousands of dollars accumulated by the special-interest supporters of Prop D to get the word out. Instead, we\u2019re counting on neighbors telling neighbors, friends e-mailing friends and everyone else willing to stand up for good government in San Diego to vote NO on Prop D. Norma Damashek Co-president, San Diego League of Women Voters<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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