As V put it, “best first sentence ever”:
Berkeley is finding that having its own foreign policy isn’t cheap. The city’s recent dustup with the U.S. Marine Corps has so far cost the city more than $200,000, while businesses say they’ve been slammed by related protests.
And that’s on top of the $1 million the city spends annually on domestic and foreign policy matters hatched by its 45 citizen commissions, which outnumber those in virtually every other city in America and debate everything from regime change in Iran to the plight of nonneutered dogs.
Related:
SF Board of Supervisors disapproves of China’s actions in Tibet.
Wait until the Chinese hear that the Board of Supes has passed a symbolic resolution with no legal standing. That ought to turn the tide.
I elect you to worry about local issues - I elect national officials to worry about national issues. Isn’t it neat how that works?
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