Opinion: Your Say on the city of San Diego's budget challenges
We can’t tax our way out of difficult times San Diego, like all cities, is facing a large, unprecedented and unexpected budget deficit, this year and for several years to come, due to the pandemic. Any budget must deal with this lost revenue (from hotel, tourist and business taxes) by making wise choices in maintaining our lives without instituting new major and questionable projects, such as investing any money in the proposed new $5 billion dollar water pipeline. Most important is to maintain our level of essential services such as police, fire, lifeguard and emergency care along with cr...