[randita]

This is such an underhanded, but also typical way that socialists, a.k.a. liberals redistribute wealth. They steal from profitable entities to fund social programs, i.e. buy votes, and force the profitable entity in disrepair and bankruptcy.

Then when circumstances become dire, they force a tax or fee increase on the middle class. What are the people going to do, vote down the increase and go without water or power?

I hope the city of SF votes down the Nov. bond issue and the city has to cut the budget to come up with $$$. Doubt that will happen, though.

[hedgetrimmer]

City of Santa Cruz has done the same thing with a 30 year bond passed in 1958 to finance the Zayante reservoir, which was never built and the money NEVER accounted for.

[Gritty]

Since 1979, (the amounts used by city politicians's) ...

...more than $236 million... during Feinstein
...$95 million during Art Agnos
...more than $104 million during Frank Jordan
...more than $233 million through Willie Brown's administration

Hmmmm. Is there some sort of a pattern here with these Liberal Democrats?

And now thay want to raise billions in bond issues and raise the water rates?

Isn't this just a huge hidden tax to pay for their past programs?

[Publius6961]

Rudy Nothenberg, who ran the city's Public Utilities Commission during Mayor Dianne Feinstein's administration, defended the fund transfers, saying, "There is nothing wrong in my view with using the (Hetch) Hetchy power resource to generate money for the general fund, which pays for cops, parks and recreation and everything that people hold dear."

The usual bureaucratic slimeball's song and dance.

Somebody ought to tell him we are wise to it.
Spend on supporting perverts and all sorts of absurd programs and then there is no money for "essential services.

He really must believe that the taxpayer is stupid.

Wait...
Never mind.

[doug from upland]

San Francisco is a city lost. Imagine a city paying for sex change operations for its employees. It is liberalism gone wild.

[rockfish59]

It's called 'robbing Harvey Milk to pay Harvey Firestein!'

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

The office holders in that city are those who are outcasts. This is what they are. This is what they do. Do not marvel do not be amazed. Merely compare this city with others run by the same class i.e. Sudra's.

[Jimbaugh]

Willie Brown is a crook.