Friday’s letters: Council’s social, green funding robs core services

The governing process always involves making difficult choices between competing needs, not all of which can be satisfied. Our city council has decided that their top priorities are social and environmental issues, even when they are the mandate of other governments and even when it compromises their ability to provide core services like policing, fire protection and public transportation. These services are important to all citizens, but particularly the socially and economically vulnerable. Read More