tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340416787225284386.post7524598093404627643..comments2023-03-06T00:26:12.794-08:00Comments on John Avalos for District 11 Supervisor: Local Transit Loses out to the Mayoral BullpenJohn Avaloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06792659692673925742noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4340416787225284386.post-4816586294347436392008-03-06T21:38:00.000-08:002008-03-06T21:38:00.000-08:00Take a look at the bloated bureaucracy that the Tr...Take a look at the bloated bureaucracy that the Transportation Authority skims off the transportation funds, before we ding the Mayor for far fewer staff. The TA has FAR more staff, and some LOVELY and FINELY APPOINTED offices, than are needed to perform their basic task, which is to allocate sales tax transit funds. The TA costs the MTA FAR MORE than the Mayor's office, and WHAT does the TA actually produce beyond planning documents? Nothing. Why the TA gets a free ride from the media is one of life's mysteries; at least the Controller cleaned their clock a few years back with an unprecedented negative audit on their scandalous financial practices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com