Better Government

We all know San Francisco faces serious challenges. We can identify the problems, but politics are clouding our efforts to find the solutions. Over the past decade, the cost of city government has increased from $4.2 billion to $6.6 billion, while the city continues to experience a growing deficit each year. Our government is spending nearly 58 percent more than a decade ago – but are voters experiencing a city that is 58 percent better? We can – and should – make sure our city government is as efficient, as creative, and as progressive as San Francisco itself. I am convinced that the single most progressive thing we can do right now is to make sure government works. We need the type of bold ideas and leadership that will move San Francisco City Hall away from fighting about the few issues that divide us – and move toward collaborating on the practical solutions that will drive our city forward.

San Francisco Survey Shows Decrease in Favorable View of City Government

By sf-admin • Better Government

The City Controller’s Office just issued their 352 page 2011 City Survey. The survey was administered to a random sample of 3,979 San Francisco residents. The City Survey asked respondents …
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13 years ago

Great Video From Billionaires Who Don’t Vote In San Francisco

By sf-admin • Better Government

Today a new video featuring Bay Area 1%, came out in support of Mayor Ed Lee. The video is the work of an independent expenditure group called San Franciscans for Jobs and Good Governmentheaded …
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13 years ago

Are California Counties Leading the Way in Gov 2.0?

By sf-admin • Better Government

The New America Foundation has released the first comprehensive report about how they see California’s local governments using Gov 2.0 technology to connect with the public and improve services. You …
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13 years ago

New San Francisco Government Barometer Report Shows Storm Clouds for Safety

By sf-admin • Better Government

The new Economic Barometer report released today from the San Francisco Controller shows violent crime up sharply in the past few months – just one of the many metrics tracked …
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13 years ago

Infrastructure Investment Tracks Stock Market

By sf-admin • Better Government

By: Dakin Sloss

According to California Common Sense, in the last two decades, San Francisco’s government per capita spending on infrastructure has almost perfectly followed stock market trends (even adjusting …
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Obama’s National Action Plan Brings Need For Open Government to the National Stage

By sf-admin • Better Government

By: Ben Butterworth

In early 2009, President Obama released a Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government in which he called for “a system with transparency, public participation, and collaboration.” Since …
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