The Indianapolization of San Diego
Source: By EVAN McLAUGHLIN, Voice of San Diego, October 19, 2006
For a clue of how Mayor Jerry Sanders' proposal to allow private businesses to compete for city jobs might work, look to Indianapolis. About 2,000 miles away and with a population about half the size of San Diego, Indianapolis is being held up as a shining example of why voters should -- or shouldn't -- vote for Proposition C in the Nov. 7.
...... Indianapolis now contracts out its information technology, golf courses, wastewater treatment, some of its trash collection and snow-plowing services, and its airport operations.
In addition, some city employees in the heartland city beat out their private-sector competitors when it came time to put the services to bid, downsizing their own operations in the process.