From Claremont McKenna College
Interesting new information out of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government, which, in cooperation with the nonprofit, online news source, 'Voice of San Diego,' has just scrutinized San Diego county services and spending on public protection, welfare, mental health and other public assistance. And while the neighbor to the South no longer is a GOP bastion -- it actually splits three ways now, among upward-trending Democrats and decline-to-state voters and Republicans -- some traditions die hard. In brief, in comparison with Californians in the 11 other most populous counties, the folks yonder spend well on public protection and poorly on social services and assistance to those in need. Interesting that the parameters of this scrutiny, in defining 'public protection' doesn't include fire protective services -- or are the shameful shortfalls there both so obvious and intractable? By the way, the data provided also could be shuffled to see how, say, Los Angeles and Orange counties stack up, since researchers say they aimed to find consistent, reliable sources of comparative data.
Claremont scrutiny sizes San Diego up against 11 other big counties
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