The Return Of Proposition J

Topic(s): me
2008-04-16 01:40:40 US/Pacific

It's been four years since Proposition J was passed in Mountain View. If you'll recall, I posted about Proposition J at that time.

Proposition J expired two months ago. Back up for ratification in 2008, it's being resurrected under a different letter: C. I probably wouldn't have noticed about Proposition C until a week or two before the election, except I received an unsolicited phone call from the C staff. Ever the diligent voter, I pressed the matter.

I asked what happened to Proposition J. What happened to the funds raised by Proposition J. Were the funds spent appropriately. Who was on the oversight committee. Those sorts of questions. Probably not what the called had expected.

So it took a few days, but I got an answer to all of my questions. The breakdown of all the money raised by Proposition J during 2006-07 can be found online. The members of the oversight committee are also listed.

I have to admit I am impressed. I wish that all money spent by a government could be listed so clearly.

Now, some of Proposition J's proceeds go toward stuff I am not so sure was worth spending for (legal costs: $69k). But at least it is clearly listed, and I can be almost certain none of the proceeds for 2006-07 went directly in to some third party's pocket book.

That's not to say I'll be supporting the kiddie font signs sure to pop up in lawns around Mountain View. They'll probably irk me just like J's. (Note that the web site already has kiddie font!)

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