Picking apart the mayor’s re-election announcement
l3wis 
It’s hard to read this statement without finding a myth in every paragraph, like the image above (KELO-TV Screenshot) I was practically crying while reading it.
• Actually, the SFPD has had to fight for money every year since Huether has been mayor.
• Many contractors have complained about the stringent fire codes hurting development of more affordable housing.
• The city has used code enforcement to allow neighbors and the city to harass property owners, and they have learned nothing from the several Supreme Court cases they have lost on the constitutionality of SF code enforcement, they have only inflamed citizens and have been conterproductive.
• Record construction numbers have come from the $100 million dollars the taxpayers have borrowed to build the EC and luxury home construction. The little man is not benefitting from these numbers.
• Yes, sales tax revenue is up, so is our city debt, around $400 million dollars.
• The traffic light issue is new, and well overdue, it is just a campaign reaction to Huether’s opponent, Jamison, just like Huether using snowgates against Kermit in his first mayoral campaign.
• Snowgates will probably come to fruition, an idea that Staggers has been cheerleading for almost 8 years. This is a citizen driven proposal, and if they pass on the ballot, you can thank the citizens who vote for their implementation and Ms. Stehly.
• I WILL give Huether and the council credit for maintaining road construction. But they need to start focusing on our older secondary road in the core and infrastructure.
• Surpluses have grown, so why are we not using the money to pay down debt?
• I am still baffled about using a natural disaster cleanup as a campaign issue. FIRST off, the FEDS (FEMA) and the taxpayer’s of SF PAID for this cleanup, they deserve the most credit on the ice storm cleanup success. As someone said to me the other day, “How is doing your job as an elected official (Mayor) somehow turn into an accomplishment/success? A natural disaster occurred, Huether responded correctly and quickly. Thank you for doing your job.”
• Actually airfare has been going up and even when it was affordable, it had nothing to do with City Hall, but because of the hard work of the airport board.
• The RR relocation is still in limbo, and even if it was full-steam ahead (excuse the pun) it will have little to no affect on the lives of the average taxpayer/citizen in this city. It is a Federal handout to a lucky developer.
I need a tissue after that.
