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San Diego mayor Todd Gloria is quickly becoming the poster child of fiscal mismanagement — and a warning about what happens when “red” states and cities go “blue.”
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states → become → mismanagement
The latest debacle involves trash fees.
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debacle → involve → fees
As The California Post reported, thousands of San Diego homeowners were shocked to find that they had been overcharged for trash removal — by $1,000, in some cases.
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they → report → cases
Worse, some homeowners were billed on their property taxes, and not on their regular sanitation bills.
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homeowners → bill → bills
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In some cities, the problem would be seen as an unfortunate technical error.
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problem → see → error
But in San Diego, the trash fiasco has become a symbol of broader financial problems.
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fiasco → become → problems
This year, San Diego faced a deficit of $118 million, thanks to exploding expenses.
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Diego → face → expenses
As The California Post reported, the city spent 5% of its entire general fund renovating its offices with fancy cubicles and new furniture.
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city → report → cubicles
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Other costs were the result of a massive increase in the ranks of middle management, as Gloria padded the payroll with bureaucrats.
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Gloria → download → bureaucrats
Facing an acute cash shortfall, the city tried a number of gimmicks to make ends meet.
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ends → face → gimmicks
One was charging for parking in Balboa Park.
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One → charge → Park
Another was canceling the city’s annual Christmas celebrations.
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Another → cancel → celebrations
Every suggestion was met with public outrage.
Fed-up residents voted down tax hikes in June, largely because they do not trust the city to spend the money properly.
Now, some are calling for Gloria to step down.
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Gloria → meet → money
It’s a tough position for Gloria, who was heralded as a standard-bearer for the Democratic Party when he was first elected in 2020.
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he → ’ → 2020
Before then, San Diego had been one of the few major cities in the US that had been governed, at least some of the time, by a Republican.
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that → govern → Republican
Gloria’s predecessor, Kevin Faulconer, was a moderate Republican who steered the city through the a homelessness crisis, a surge of migrants, and the coronavirus pandemic.
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who → steer → migrants
Before Faulconer, Democrat Bob Filner had entered office with high hopes that were dashed in a bizarre sex scandal.
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that → enter → scandal
He left within months.
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He → leave → months
Gloria seemed to mark a permanent shift to the left — following the example of Orange County, a once-reliable Republican stronghold that has been dominated by Democrats in recent years.
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that → seem → years
But the fiscal problems in San Diego have shone a spotlight on a tax-and-spend philosophy that is widely shared within the party.
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that → shine → party
It’s a warning timely warning for the midterms: Elections have consequences.
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Elections → ’ → consequences
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