On the whole has not been too bad. The BIG problem for me has been the ramming of the convention center down our throats. This has left a bitter taste in many voter's mouths. Conventioneering is a dying industry - being killed off by economics and technology. We can now sit in our offices and attend seminars and symposiums remotely - saving company's hundreds of thousands of dollars - but he insisted on building it anyway. Now, CC supporters are using any figures they can possibly twist to make it look like it's successful. The bottom line is - does it make money? 99% of their meetings are one day affairs with less than 100 attendees.
The answer simply is NO - and may be the reason why the city has not released the CAFR for 2012 yet.
Otherwise - Saffo has not been all that bad, and the city has come through the trough of the recession in fairly good shape.
It's a shame this one mistake may tarnish his entire Mayoral service record.
Saffo
On the whole has not been too bad. The BIG problem for me has been the ramming of the convention center down our throats. This has left a bitter taste in many voter's mouths. Conventioneering is a dying industry - being killed off by economics and technology. We can now sit in our offices and attend seminars and symposiums remotely - saving company's hundreds of thousands of dollars - but he insisted on building it anyway. Now, CC supporters are using any figures they can possibly twist to make it look like it's successful. The bottom line is - does it make money? 99% of their meetings are one day affairs with less than 100 attendees.
The answer simply is NO - and may be the reason why the city has not released the CAFR for 2012 yet.
Otherwise - Saffo has not been all that bad, and the city has come through the trough of the recession in fairly good shape.
It's a shame this one mistake may tarnish his entire Mayoral service record.
Vog