Trutanich's said a voter-approved condom requirement could attract a lawsuit, forcing "the needless and wasteful expenditure of public resources made in connection with a measure which the voters have no power to adopt."Excuse me, Mr. City Attorney, but if you really want to save City resources, wouldn't you refrain from filing a lawsuit?
After all, if the measure fails, no one would have any basis for suing the City.
Plus, even if it passes, there is no guarantee anyone will file a lawsuit, and even if they did, the City could elect not to defend it. (Recall Prop 187 and the gay marriage law.)
By filing a lawsuit now, you are ensuring exactly the situation you claim you want to prevent: an expenditure of public resources on litigation.
So why is he really filing the lawsuit? Publicity. Somehow, he thinks this is going to help him get elected District Attorney. Me, I'm not seeing it.
Publicity is probably the main reason why Trutanich is trying to inject himself into something that really has no relevance to the work of the City Attorney. But there could be another reason . The porn industry are reputed to be the main opponents of this proposal, together with their 'clients,' it could well be that Trutanich has obtained campaign donations from porn movie makers and he is simply returning the favor.
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