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The Arts Commission’s Civic Design Review committee will be responsible for conducting a “multi-phase review” of the project, like it does for all projects on p
by refurb 4y ago
The Arts Commission’s Civic Design Review committee will be responsible for conducting a “multi-phase review” of the project, like it does for all projects on public lands.
Before the project is put out for bid, it will be subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act, according to the Chronicle.
The public toilet will be built by union workers who will “earn a living wage and benefits,” according to a joint statement from Rec and Parks Department and the Department of Public Works, which added that, “While this isn’t the cheapest way to build, it reflects San Francisco’s values.”
Lots of palms greased all the way around.
- derelicta 4y agoI mean there is nothing wrong with the whole "built-by-union-workers"-thingy. its more all of the Bureaucracy involved thats stupid.
- throwawaysleep 4y agoNothing wrong with lazy and unaccountable workers?
- derelicta 4y ago
- throwawaysleep 4y agoI work for the government in one of my jobs. I see it all the time.
- derelicta 4y agoNot to downplay your observations but thats mostly anecdotal. Also, I think professionals working in STEM fields should be careful not to encourage this race-to-the-bottom wage-wise for workers, for it may also happen to us sooner than we may hope.
- 3fe9a03ccd14ca5 4y agoThere’s nothing wrong with a $1.70m toilet either.
- kortilla 4y agoThere is if they were selected for any reason other than offering the cheapest price.
- derelicta 4y agosometimes there are other factors besides the price tag. not to defend the ridiculous amount being wasted on this.
- nemo44x 4y agoThere's a lot of issues with it. It's de facto bribery to buy votes from labor unions. If a union can win the job in a free and open auction then so be it. But it shouldn't be awarded to them just because. There's a reason we have transparency in the bidding process for government work. This is cronyism.
- LanceH 4y agoNothing wrong with paying non-union livable wages, either. Except that they don't contribute politically, of course.
- _dain_ 4y ago> The Arts Commission’s Civic Design Review committee will be responsible for conducting a “multi-phase review” of the project, like it does for all projects on public lands. this part stands out to me, they have no incentive to say "yes" to anything (apart from a bribe) and every incentive to say "no". if they say "yes" that means projects can actually go ahead and the arts council has nothing left to do[1]. and they can say "no" for any reason they like since the standards are subjective. liquidate the whole thing. [1] https://youtu.be/gmOvEwtDycs?t=93 https://youtu.be/gmOvEwtDycs?t=93