People as a Line Item: Who Gets Cut, Who Gets Protected
Abel Martinez Abel Martinez

People as a Line Item: Who Gets Cut, Who Gets Protected

San Diego’s budget doesn’t just manage numbers—it makes value judgments. This blog reveals how the city consistently cuts services for working families while shielding high-level salaries and internal perks from scrutiny.

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Band-Aids and Buzzwords: The Politics of Non-Solutions
Abel Martinez Abel Martinez

Band-Aids and Buzzwords: The Politics of Non-Solutions

“Maintain,” “preserve,” “mitigate”—these are the verbs of a city stuck in place. This blog reveals how San Diego’s budget language avoids solutions, lowers public expectations, and leaves core issues unresolved.

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