Grift, pay off money, bribes, corruption...that's where 1.7 million dollars goes for a toilet.
Absolutely. From the article:
"The public toilet will be built by union workers who will “earn a living wage and benefits,” according to a joint statement from Rec and Parks Department and the Department of Public Works..."
In the past, I worked for SFPD doing IT work. A manager wanted to put in a small glass partition between two cubicles. SF rules were that DPW would do the work. DPW rep said the work order was too small, they won't do it unless it was a large project. Manager changed the plans to include rebuilding the entire office for a dozen people, and DPW finally agreed to do the work. Impossible to get cheap projects worked on; all about wasting tax dollars.