I recently sponsored a $25,000 amendment to the City Budget to match the amendment Sup. Scott McDonell made to the county budget to give the Salvation Army $25,000. That’s $50,000 to run their current $31,000 program and expand it. You’d think that would be worth a mention, wouldn’t you?
This year, we’ve been told the shelter won’t open until December 1. Can you imagine sleeping in your car with your kids with some of the weather we’ve already had this year? Or Thanksgiving evening? Funding this program would prevent families from having to do that. This is a good program, despite multiple issues with the Salvation Army in general and its unethical fundraising efforts.
