Al Sharpton in San Diego with AFSCME 127

By Xavier Leonard | June 24, 2011 |

Issues: Good Jobs

Taking San Diego for a ride, again

By Clare Crawford | Published in San Diego Union-Tribune | June 21, 2011 |

The city of San Diego has never mastered the art of managing contracts.

Debris haulers contracted by the city overcharged victims of the 2007 wildfires. Computer system consultants ran millions over budget and months behind schedule. Recently, a private ambulance company took advantage of lax oversight to shortchange the city by an estimated $18 million. And so on.

Again and again, private contractors take San Diego taxpayers for a ride – because they can. Read More

Issues: Accountable Government, City Services | Campaigns: Managed Competition, Miramar Landfill | Research: City of San Diego Contracting System Flaws