Comments on: Los Angeles Budget Challenge: When Surveys Won’t Take No For An Answer

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Regulation of the Day 118: Unlicensed Dogs « Inertia Wins! — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:12:03 +0000

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Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:10:37 +0000

[...] angeles, budgeting, los, participatory. A number of people commented on last month’s post about the Los Angeles Budget Challenge online and offline, and most seemed to share my concerns regarding the survey design. Shortly [...]

By: Alex Rose

Alex Rose — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:02:59 +0000

I noticed the same thing completely separately today. In addition, the City spent a lot of money upgrading to the newer electronic parking meters. Do you think we will be paid back when we privatize?

There is some sloppy math as well: $25.0M revenue is generated by **doubling** the Stormwater Pollution Abatement Charge. AND, $25.0M revenue is generated by **tripling** the same charge. HUH?!?

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:07:44 +0000

Actually, the total maximum volume of items 1-11 is only $373 million. In order to get the budget balanced, participants are required to agree at least with the “small” option of $100 million in new revenue from public private partnerships as proposed under item 12.

Sorry if that was unclear from the post.

By: Harris

Harris — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:55:21 +0000

Tim,

I’ve not reviewed the site extensively, but if I do the math from the post, the game includes $573 in deficit reduction ($293 cuts/savings + $280 in income increases). That would mean participants could say no to this item but would have to accept virtually all of the other cuts/savings and increases (having to find $400 out of $473).

This, then, raises a slew of other questions….

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:46:32 +0000

No, haven’t contacted them. But maybe that’s a good idea. I’ll point them to this post.

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By: Tiago

Tiago — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:44:38 +0000

Have you e-mailed them?