Ok, enough with the horserace... let's get back to the issues.
Geez. I work on another project for three days and I missed out on a whole mess of interesting things going on in and around city government. Like this piece that flew in under the radar: the Street administration closed a loophole in the city's new campaign finance law by requiring lawyers and law firms seeking no-bid work as bond counsel on city bond deals to comply with campaign contribution limits.
Finally, now any average Joe from the neighborhood will be able to prepare, or review and advise the City regarding, authorizing resolutions, trust indentures, official statements, validation proceedings and litigation without having to worry about getting shaken down for a big campaign contribution.
I know! These are exciting times! Can you stand it?!
As long as average Joe happens to be a college buddy, colleague, or golf partner with someone in the City Finance department, he's got just as much a shot as anyone else. How about we take start taking a look at whether that "no-bid" part is still necessary? This is the part where you tell me I have no idea what I'm talking about... have at it!