Gavin Newsome: Looking Out For Himself, As Usual

The San Franfuckistan Mayor is at it again,"Despite calling recently for a municipal hiring freeze in the face of a multimillion-dollar budget deficit, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom hired a slew of senior staff members at the start of his second term, using money meant for such city services as Muni to pay for some of their six-figure salaries, records show.

With the city facing a potential $229 million budget deficit next fiscal year, Newsom called for an immediate hiring freeze in November and across-the-board cuts in all city departments. Not long afterward, Newsom recruited six new senior staff members to work in his office and promoted a program manager to his inner circle, giving him a $14,000 annual raise.

He also created new job titles for his senior staffers, including a director of climate protection initiatives, who will oversee the mayor's attempts to reduce carbon emissions, and a homeless policy director.

Altogether, the staffing changes will cost the city an extra $500,000 or more in the next 18 months, salary records show."

Drunk, philandering, Troop hating asshole Gavin Newsome....and some say he's going to run for Governor. Great, just what California needs.