Form of city government matters less than the people running it

Form of city government matters less than the people running it

The $300 million budget deficit and a proposed trash tax has some elected officials and members of the public questioning whether a manager-council form of governance is better than the current strong mayor system. The debate isn’t new; it’s been going on since San Diego first became a city in 1850. It wasn’t until 1931, however, when voters adopted the manager-council form of government and it pretty much stayed the same until 2004. During that…