The Competition and Transparency in City Contracting Initiative - Help Reform San Diego City Government

Charter Amendment To Provide Millions in Taxpayer Savings and Impose Fair and Open City Contracting Rules

Millions of taxpayer dollars are wasted each year because the City of San Diego refuses to implement competitive bidding for city services and contracts.

What's worse, city politicians have awarded sweetheart contracts to their friends without fair and open competition.

This must stop - but only city voters can make that happen.

Voters can impose reform on city government by passing the "Competition and Transparency in City Contracting" Ballot Measure.

What the Ballot Measure Does:

1. Require Competitive Bidding: City leaders would be held accountable for implementing competitive bidding and outsourcing reforms in each city department. Voters endorsed these ideas overwhelmingly with Proposition C in 2006, but city labor unions have stalled implementation. This measure clears the way to get competitive bids to save taxpayer money.
2. End Sweetheart City Contracts: City contracts would be awarded using clear rules for fair and open competition and provide equal opportunity for both union and non-union workers to apply for jobs.
3. Post All City Contracts Online: The City would be required to post all of its taxpayer-funded contracts online - and list the number of bids received on contracts as well as any justifications made for any "sole source" contracts. The Mayor and City Council would be required to disclose campaign contributions from contract bidders before awarding contracts.

Only YOU Can Stop Wasteful Spending at City Hall! Sign the Petition today!