http://gothamist.com/2008/05/14/more_city_hall.php All comments for More City Hall Slush, This Time From Mayor Bloomberg en-us 2008 arts_jen Wed, 14 May 2008 11:43:37 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jencarlson@gothamist.com jencarlson@gothamist.com 60 http://gothamist.com/2008/05/14/more_city_hall.php#comment-1362266 http://gothamist.com/2008/05/14/more_city_hall.php#comment-1362266 Comments Wed, 14 May 2008 11:42:18 -0500 <p>i see a big problem with it. it puts these individuals in direct control of city money that they were not intended to control in this manner. who knows what kind of shady backroom stuff goes on in the distribution of this money. not to mention that contributing to fake groups with city money is certainly fraud. its just another example of elected officials thinking they are above the law.</p> http://gothamist.com/2008/05/14/more_city_hall.php#comment-1362196 http://gothamist.com/2008/05/14/more_city_hall.php#comment-1362196 Comments Wed, 14 May 2008 10:38:14 -0500 <p>I don't think there's really a problem with the Mayor's office having discretionary funds in general - it's the fake groups that made it shady.</p>