Valley voices of fiscal refrainment
Scanning local media, it sometimes seems like everybody is always in favor spending more taxpayer money on gov't "services," even if those services don't deliver. We highlight some local leaders who advocate for professional fiscal restraint.
Pefley: Knowing when to say "no more"
"Real leadership starts with the courage to say: This isn’t working. It’s time to stop. California deserves leaders who can make that call."
--Carol Pefley, candidate CA Assembly 28
Verbica: Rein in runaway taxes
"Immediately lower regional sales taxes to help alleviate the tax burden on San Jose residents; residents in the 95125 zip code who pay 9.375% sales tax might be surprised to learn that when sales taxes were first introduced, the rate was 2.5%"
--Peter Verbica, candidate for Congress CA 19
Oliverio: End redundancies
"My big apprehension is the City of SJ expanding services into areas already covered by county, state and federal government. Duplicating other government responsibilities takes away from core services laid out in city charter."
--Pierluigi Oliverio, SJ Planning Commissioner
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