Posted on 01/27/2024 8:37:16 PM PST by Libloather
San Francisco Mayor London Breed is facing criticism over a $1.7 million toilet that was announced over 15 months ago — and still has not been installed in the city.
"The toilet project broke down the minute taxpayers realized the city was planning an event to celebrate $1.7 million in state funds that local politicians had secured for the lone 150-square-foot structure," The New York Times reported. "That’s enough to purchase a single-family home in San Francisco — with multiple bathrooms."
California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened to pull the funds for the toilet project after the story was initially made public in 2022, prompting a wave of jokes from comedians as residents called the fiasco "Toiletgate," according to the outlet.
"A single, small bathroom should not cost $1.7 million," Erin Mellon, a spokesperson for Newsom, told Fox News Digital at the time. "The state will hold funding until San Francisco delivers a plan to use this public money more efficiently. If they cannot, we will go back to the legislature to revoke this appropriation."
San Francisco residents complained about the lack of a toilet 15 months after the story reached the public.
"Why isn’t there a toilet here? I just don’t get it. Nobody does," San Francisco resident Ted Weinstein told The Times. "It’s yet another example of the city that can’t."
Democratic Mayor London Breed's spokesperson Jeff Cretan said changing the law to increase efficiency on building projects should be considered.
"It’s worth changing the laws that are in place around construction projects like the restroom that slow things down," Cretan said.
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SF government makes the mistake that nice, efficient, climate-friendly toilets would actually be used by the homeless. They won’t. I think homeless people intentionally prefer to dump out on the street in lieu of somewhere out of sight. Why? Protest commentary/action, showing their hatred for society and overall laziness. Free Urban Spirits.
SF should have chartered a bunch of buses and just rounded some up and transported them to Albuquerque or somewhere.
“ The Golden Gate Bridge was built in 4 years.”
The Empire State Building was taking tenants in a year after they broke ground.
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The Forest Service has these precast concrete restrooms that can be delivered on a flatbed in a day.
It’s going to constantly be clogged with tp and poo so who’s going to plunge and clean it? Oh, never mind, it’s San Franchitsco.
Yes but this one many be a union job they never rush into things.
Union or not, wouldn’t they be paying Davis -Bacon wages?
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I didn’t see where they want this built ?
Never know who’s whacking the money with unions.
No doubt. Remember when President Trump rescinded the Federal money that Obama had sent California for the project, and Sleepy Joe gave it back to them?
I was looking up what year it was in Seattle (2015?) and got sidetracked on a public toilet design in Portland. The bottom 1-foot or so was open and visible to people on the sidewalk.
With a number to call on the door if a passerby noticed a person passed out on the floor.
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