A few days after Mayor Jerry Sanders said new delays put him months away from picking city functions that could be outsourced, his likeliest mayoral opponent, businessman Steve Francis, is promoting a host of possibilities.
A new report commissioned by Francis' fledgling think tank, the San Diego Institute for Policy Research, estimates that outsourcing a range of services could save San Diego $80 million to $200 million a year, leaving more money for other priorities in a budget that now stands at $2.88 billion overall.
The outsourcing options range from fleet, street and park maintenance and landfill, library and golf course operations to management of the city's elaborate water and sewer systems.
A new report commissioned by Francis' fledgling think tank, the San Diego Institute for Policy Research, estimates that outsourcing a range of services could save San Diego $80 million to $200 million a year, leaving more money for other priorities in a budget that now stands at $2.88 billion overall.