In a conference call with reporters on Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said with a straight face, “I myself am personally not a supporter of earmarks.” Responded pork-buster Rep. Jeff Flake, “Whew, good thing! I can’t imagine what this list would look like if Speaker Pelosi actually supported earmarks.” Flake was talking about the list of earmarks Speaker Pelosi has so far requested for 2008. Take a look…
$588,000 for the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Housing for construction of permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals as part of the Mason Street Project in San Francisco, California
$980,000 for Muni-Bus Rehabilitation in San Francisco, California
$1,176,000 for the San Francisco Housing Authority for demolition, planning, design, and construction of mixed-income housing at the Hunters View Housing Project in San Francisco, California
$490,000 for Sfgo Market Street Improvements in San Francisco, California
$1,470,000 for South Access to Golden Gate Bridge, Doyle Drive in San Francisco, California
$11,760,000 for the Third Street Light Rail Transit Project-Central in San Francisco, California
$689,000 for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for the Lower Mission District in San Francisco, California
$1,267,000 to the San Francisco Department of Public Health in San Francisco, California for enhancements to the HIV/AIDS service delivery system
$1,462,000 to the San Francisco Department of Public Health in San Francisco, California for mental health and substance abuse services for homeless persons in supportive housing
$243,000 for Envision Schools in San Francisco, California for the Metropolitan Arts and Technology High School, which may include equipment
$292,000 for the Exploratorium in San Francisco, California for its Bay Area Science Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Improvement Initiative
$243,000 for the Glide Foundation in San Francisco, California for substance abuse services
$243,000 for Jumpstart for Young Children in San Francisco, California for an early childhood enhancement project to provide student mentors to preschool children
$97,000 to the KIPP Foundation in San Francisco, California for curriculum development and the recruitment and professional development of school leaders, teachers, and administrators
$243,000 to the Mission Language and Vocational School in San Francisco, California for a training program in health related occupations
$438,000 for San Francisco Medical Center Outpatient Improvement Programs, Inc. in San Francisco, California for facilities and equipment
$1,000,000 for the Department of Emergency Management for the City and County of San Francisco
$282,000 to the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, SPUR Urban Center
$2,000,000 to Ardica Technologies for Advanced Wearable Microcell Power System Process Development
$2,000,000 to BioQuiddity Inc. for Disposable Unit Dose Drug Pumps for Anesthesia & Antibiotics
$9,300,000 for Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco, California
$2,000,000 to the Prevention Medicine Research Institute for Impact of Intensive Lifestyle Modification on Chronic Medical Conditions
$4,000,000 to the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at the Northern California Institute for Research and Education for Neuroimaging & Neuropsychiatric Trauma in U.S. War-fighters
$3,200,000 to Prosetta Corporation for Novel Viral Biowarfare Agent Identification and Treatment (NOVBAIT)
$2,000,000 to Inter-4 for Operator Situational Awareness System – MEDEVAC
$2,400,000 for Port of San Francisco Site Investigation and Remedial Action
$2,000,000 to Presidio Trust for Presidio Main Post
$2,000,000 to SA Photonics for Satellite Coherent Optical Receiver (SCORE)
$282,000 for Back on Track, Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo & Marin Counties, California
$1,551,000 for the San Francisco Forensics Services Crime Lab -San Francisco, California
$1,034,000 for the San Francisco Community Justice Center
$1,504,000 for Ex-Offender Reentry Services in San Francisco, California
$423,000 for the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office Community Response Networks
$314,900 for the Zero to Three Court Team for Maltreated Infants and Toddlers Project in San Francisco, California
Posted on February 1st, 2008 by Chuck Muth
Filed under: National
Makes me sick.
All I heard in the debates last night was about raising taxes…
NOT
cutting spending.
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Most of those sound like projects deserving of support. However, shouldn’t those funds come from local accounts? They should all be supported by the local San Francisco economy, not tacked onto an already bloated national bill.
The bottom line is, if the people in the community really want those programs, they should be inclined to pay for them. If they don’t want to pay for them, then they can’t have the programs. It’s as simple as that.
Get the governement’s hands out of our pockets, and a lot of these programs would be supported by donations from the community. As it is now, there is not enough public support because they know “Uncle Sam will bail it out”. Why would anybody freely contribute money to a cause when they know that they’ll be paying to it anyway through robbery - umm… - I mean taxes?
Wow! All that money coming into San Francisco. Where I live. Not ONE penny has crossed my palm. Where did it all go? I wonder if I can at least get my share back? (yeah, sure)
I’m honestly surprised that there wasn’t something in there for the whack cases of Code Pink.
How about a total and then add to it as she submits more pork? I say shut off the pork entirely. Both parties are guilty. When will some folks that are looking to get elected make it one of their platforms. What a novel idea!
To answer Mr Stoddart: Office seekers will make abandonment of pork part of their platforms when they pick up on the fact that their constituents are voting the porkers OUT!
Until the average voter is informed about the amount of earmarks each and every taxspender supports, they will not be aware of their transgressions and so, will not be able to respond by voting them out. News programs would do their viewers a big favor by publishing this info. Taxpayers need it to make informed decisions (due diligence and all)!
Why does the general public put up with this behavior from their congressmen? The reason is a combination of greed and apathy. Greed, in the desire for something for nothing (handouts from the federal government) and apathy about where all the federal money comes from! The presidential election only proves that we (the public) only want to be babied, not treated as adults, capable of utilizing our energies and intellect to provide for our selves. I am thoroughly disgusted with the candidates (except Paul) who are vieing for our vote.
You can whine about pork, or earmarks, all you want; but nothing will happen until conservatives move into elected offices. So, stop whining and start running for pubic office and get to Washington yourselves.
Until we the voters make a LOUD and distinct statement, we will continually be ignored. Letters, calls and e-mails to the spenders of our hard-earned dollars and following through on voting them out in each cycle should get the desired results!
Being a Floridian, I am so fed-up with hearing that McCain had a “landslide” win here… he took 36% of the vote - so what - that only means that 64% of the ones that bothered to show up wanted someone else besides HIM!!!!
We are all so busy trying to earn enough to keep our nostrils above the water, that it makes it very difficult to keep tabs on our reps… each of us need to make it a point to follow our reps for the next 6 months and make sure that they know you are watching them and telling your co-workers just how they are spending YOUR money! You may be surprised how many people on all sides of the isle are fed up with BOTH parties!
I work a great deal with seniors, and they are enraged to see the illegals lined up at the social security office here in our City, to collect benefits. They know that is coming out of the money they paid in for too many years, and increases the costs to them for everything! So next time you are talking with your co-workers on pay day - look at the box of withholding for social security and know that is part you your share to support illegal immigration - it’s what they are coming here for!!!
“Roger Thoney, on February 2nd, 2008 at 8:34 am Said:
You can whine about pork, or earmarks, all you want; but nothing will happen until conservatives move into elected offices. So, stop whining and start running for pubic office and get to Washington yourselves. ”
The Conservatives (Republicans) did not do much better when they had control of the House, Senate, and White House. Maybe the Libertarians mean what they say, and will do what they say. I have pretty much given up on the Republicans.
George Bush, President, stuffed five hundred and thirty earmarks worth $15,600,000,000.00 into legislative bills in 2007.
Bush the leader; what do you expect the followers to do?
Well Bush did $15Trillion in one year for the whole friggin country
Herself earmarked $53.99Billion for one city in four months of fiscal 08
Looks like she may give The Prez a real run for his money if she puts in just a little effort
That’s 58 million, not 58 billion. And yes, if the people of San Francisco want these programs, then let them fund them locally.