06-02-2013, 09:06 AM
My dumb answer: because the barely re-elected Mayor who spent $600,000 to get back in office owes the public employees unions bigtime. Not only do they expect furloughs to end, but they think they deserve raises, too. The Council, several of whom were Kenoi appointments to the Redistricting Commission, do not seem to be in the mood to resist. Greggor Ilagan and Brenda Ford voted "no" on the property tax rise, so it will be interesting to see if any others are brave enough to do so this time. My guess is probably not, and even Ford seems to be wavering, as per the HTH piece.