SF supervisors vote to give Italy $100,000 for quake relief
October 18, 2016
A divided Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to donate $100,000 to help Italy recover from the devastating earthquake there in August.
Proponents said giving the money was part of a long and proud tradition of the city helping other cities and countries in need. Opponents said the money should be spent on San Francisco residents.
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But Supervisor Mark Farrell said the money should be spent at home.
“The city of San Francisco should not be in the business of providing financial relief for natural disasters around the world,” Farrell said after the vote.
“What about the Syrian refugee crisis or the ISIS bombings in Europe over the summer?” he asked. “It’s a slippery slope that has no end. Our focus should be on the residents and neighborhoods of San Francisco, plain and simple.”
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