San Diego wasted $500k on consultants; more scrutiny needed as quest to privatize landfill continues

By Susan Duerksen | March 24, 2011 |

A consulting firm received $500,000 to handle the botched sale of Miramar Landfill, as the San Diego City Council learned in a budget revision this week. On the heels of that costly failure, Mayor Sanders has already launched into another effort to privatize the landfill.

CPI is urging the City to adequately evaluate the viability, costs and consequences before continuing the headlong rush to outsource the vital public service.

Greenberg Traurig consultants were hired for $500,000 before basic questions were ans Read More

Issues: Accountable Government, City Services, Privatization & Contracting | Campaigns: Managed Competition, Miramar Landfill |