Residents & Citizens: The Marina Open Letter 1.
San Francisco, California
Marina Residents: Hello
SUBJECT: The Office of the San Francisco Mayor for the years 2012-2016
My name is Emil Lawrence. I am a US Navy veteran and have been a resident of the City & County of San Francisco for 41 years. And, in the last 15 years I have watched two of San Francisco’s past Mayors use this City as an ATM to fill the pockets of their friends & associates. In the same period, I have also watched the salaries & pensions of City employees shoot into orbit, where no tax, fee or citation increase can ever reach. Now, in reality, San Francisco may be heading into bankruptcy & no one at City Hall wants to discuss the problem. These present leaders are just sucking up their “unbelievable” paychecks until the City’s bankruptcy arrives. They are part of problem. I understand the financial problems of this City, because I have lived here longer than any present candidate running for the Mayor’s Office. I have heard and seen all of the stories. And, I have a workable plan to stop this rip-off of San Francisco’s taxpaying citizens. I have been thinking about County problems for a decade.
My daughters were born, raised & finished high school San Francisco. During this time, City Hall has done everything in its power to destroy the City’s middle class. For the past 15 years, these families have been fleeing. Upon exiting the United States Navy, in the early 1970s, with an Honorable Discharge, I entered City College San Francisco. In 1973, after completing my Associated Arts (AA), I completed my BA at San Francisco State University (SFSU). At SFSU, I also completed my Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree. Later, while working in the financial district, I watched City Hall morph into a “Cash Sucking Leviathan” that has driven payroll paying Blue Chip firms, out of town. We now have Supervisors that want to replace these Blue Chip firms with “Mom & Pop” and “start-up” businesses, like more restaurants. This City needs real tax incentives for big payroll firms, to stay here.
The small firms cannot match the payroll taxes of the big firms, which have been around for a 100 years. City Hall’s financial mismanagement is now punishing residents for living here. We, now, have some of the highest fees & citations in the nation, where predator meter maids prey 24 hours a day, not looking for violators, but more victims. I have had enough of this bad movie, and I have a script for a new one.
If I am elected Mayor, I am going to cut vehicle citations, fees, & taxes, while adding substantial benefits for city residents. By Executive Order, if I have to, I will cut all upper management salaries by up to 33% so City Services for senior citizens are unchanged, to balance any budget. I will bring back real benches for parks & bus stops. And, I will employ more veterans, city students & seniors than any mayor in US history. And, as of this flyer, I am looking for field workers, equipment and funds for this campaign.
05/06/2011
Paid for by the Lawrence2012 Campaign, & The Lawrence Organization for San Francisco Mayor, Airport Annex, Post Office Box 281287, San Francisco, CA 94128 1-415-513-7705 PCS Emilelawrence@Juno.com
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