Dictos on jail beds
I don’t agree because we are out of money and have violated our legal debt limit. Additional debt will mean added violation of the state statutes.
The most pressing issue today is the ever climbing deficit. The main focus of my campaign is to make this fiscal wake up call to Fresno County and not only District #2. We have mortgaged the house to pay for operating expenses. This is wrong. Prudent people get a mortgage to build brick and mortar, an asset that will be used, produce returns and that will eventually allow you to borrow on it again. And Yes a jail is a good example of a brick and mortar asset. Until we resolve this deficit of historic proportions, I don’t think it is prudent to generate more debt. We should follow the example of other counties (such as Maricopa County in Arizona) that have been able to efficiently address the cost of operating their prison systems.