Show Me the Trust

Thank you for posting this article. To echo Ms. Acerro, the civic association did not put up the site. They are only referenced to as having voted against the current tax increase initiative. The main concern is that Prop A will hurt Chula Vista families and businsnesses big and small. It's too much, for too long and profoundly lacks safegaurds. Sales Taxes are regressive, economists agree, and harms fixed and low income families most because it is they who must deal with an already drastically deminishing income to be furthered by Sacramento and it us they who must then "adjust" to a higher cost of living furthered by additional cost of living expense-- such as the sales tax. This means those families must prioritize and budget--cut certain expenses which usually means less shopping. Less shopping in Chula Vista means less money to our businesses, less jobs, and less revenue in the City's fund that pay for services. Learn more at cleanupchulavistacityhall.com But leaving economic ramifications aside, no matter what side of the tax one is on we can mostly agree with the exception of the proponents who've already signed the dotted line to support Prop A, mainly being the elected politicians, We can agree Prop A lacks accountability for Chula Vista Taxpayers. Ms.Acerro of the Southwest Civic Assoc hits a few important points. City Hall would have us believe that there are very strict safegaurds but the truth is there aren't. They're misleading voters to believe that should they trust City Hall with thier money everything will be fine. How can we trust them on Prop A when they decieve us on the ballot statement clearly stating that there are these strict safeguards? In addition, not one cent of the tax is earmarked for Public Safety or anything that proponents state in the ballot the money would go to. City Hall has wrecklessly spent at least $270,000 in taxpayer money to make this special election $19,000 of it went to a consultant to poll 400 people to see if they would be successful in taxing us more. Not to mention City Halls many taxpayer money plunders from a so called fire inspection tax in our businesses to the Mayor paying over $200,000 to her aide/ chief of staff and refusing to give up full perks such as her car allowance. And the list goes on. It is certain that Prop A's "accountability " is purely cosmetic. And should Chula Vista taxpayers pass a tax increase, Prop A should not be passed as unaccountable it is, simply because it's the only tax optionin the ballot.
— February 20, 2009 10:48 a.m.