A Clear Vision for San Diego

"We should enact the toughest open government reforms in the nation and make San Diego a model for public transparency and accessibility." - Carl DeMaio

Post all city employee compensation and pensions online.
To provide full disclosure of city employee compensation, Carl proposes that the city publish the total compensation for every classification in city government. Additionally, Carl proposes posting all current labor contracts online in a readily accessible fashion, along with the previous iterations of the labor contract to allow for easy comparison. This transparency will allow taxpayers to determine whether excessive compensation continues in city government.

Post all city contracts online.
Carl believes that taxpayers deserve to know who is receiving city contracts, and what pricing, terms, and work requirements the contracting parties have received. Carl proposes that all city contracts in excess of $25,000 be posted online on the city's website, and that any contractor that has received in excess of $25,000 cumulatively from the city also be posted along with links to all contracts awarded to that contractor. Making this information more accessible to the public will keep the city in check for contracting in a fair and responsible manner.

Request a monthly public comment and question session with the Mayor.
Because of recent changes to the City Charter approved by the voters, the Mayor no longer chairs, nor regularly attends, City Council meetings. In order to improve our new "strong mayor" form of city government, Carl proposes amending the Permanent Rules of Council to include a monthly 30 minute "Question and Comment" Session with the Mayor for members of the public. This innovation in open government will give the people of San Diego greater opportunity for input into the city's decision-making process.

Provide one-stop access to city services.
Carl has proposed innovative uses of technology to provide the public with greater ease of access to information from the city, and improved ability to communicate issues and concerns. Carl proposes creating a one-stop city call center with a 311 number to improve customer service and reduce call-center costs.

Additionally, Carl's City Council office has partnered with a software company to develop and deploy an application for smart phones that enables San Diegans to access city government easily, report a problem, or request a city service. For example, if you see a street light out, graffiti on a wall, or a shopping cart abandoned, you can open the application, type your request or take a picture of the problem, and GPS will tell us exactly where the problem is.

Provide public access to 95% of city services through the Internet by 2015.
Carl proposes providing San Diegans the ability to conduct transactions and communicate with the city through the Internet, with the goal of conducting 95% of transactions between the public and the city online by 2015. Transitioning to the Internet will improve service to the public, while saving the city money by making city administration more efficient.