Posted on 01/27/2024 8:37:16 PM PST by Libloather
San Francisco Mayor London Breed is facing criticism over a $1.7 million toilet that was announced over 15 months ago — and still has not been installed in the city.
"The toilet project broke down the minute taxpayers realized the city was planning an event to celebrate $1.7 million in state funds that local politicians had secured for the lone 150-square-foot structure," The New York Times reported. "That’s enough to purchase a single-family home in San Francisco — with multiple bathrooms."
California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened to pull the funds for the toilet project after the story was initially made public in 2022, prompting a wave of jokes from comedians as residents called the fiasco "Toiletgate," according to the outlet.
"A single, small bathroom should not cost $1.7 million," Erin Mellon, a spokesperson for Newsom, told Fox News Digital at the time. "The state will hold funding until San Francisco delivers a plan to use this public money more efficiently. If they cannot, we will go back to the legislature to revoke this appropriation."
San Francisco residents complained about the lack of a toilet 15 months after the story reached the public.
"Why isn’t there a toilet here? I just don’t get it. Nobody does," San Francisco resident Ted Weinstein told The Times. "It’s yet another example of the city that can’t."
Democratic Mayor London Breed's spokesperson Jeff Cretan said changing the law to increase efficiency on building projects should be considered.
"It’s worth changing the laws that are in place around construction projects like the restroom that slow things down," Cretan said.
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The Golden Gate Bridge was built in 4 years.
It just needs more funding to flush
I thought San Francisco was one giant outdoor toilet. What do they need to spend millions of dollars for?
(a $1.7 million toilet)
How can people be this stupid?
Graft.
Was it going to be a gold plated toilet?
That would literally have been money down the drain.
What’s the monthly tariff on a Satellite/ Andy Gump porta-unit? I see big savings here!!!
The streets and building walls of san francisco are the toilets...
Why do they need a makework project to make a toilet?
why? cause the money’s gone...
One would think they would have learned after Seattle’s Great Toilet Debacle from years ago.
Remember the scandal over the million dollar toilet seats for the Air force?
It will probably end up costing as much as the California High-Speed Rail they’ve been building for 20 years.
That’s my guess too.
EC
Can’t build a brick craphouse...
Sad, pathetic and absolutely hilarious.
Seems it’s already flush with cash.
That project must be some kind of “Royal Flush”.
China will have high speed rail to Mars before the California High-Speed Rail project is complete.
I never cease to be amazed at politicians
They are probably just trying to match the millions spent on EV charging stations and still no charging stations.
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