San Francisco draws flak for hiring PR consultants

The city’s public transportation agency is facing a $20 million deficit, but it hired a PR contractor at $100,000.

Ask the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.

Muni, as it’s called, is spending $100,000 for a public relations contractor just as it’s facing a $20 million deficit and the city is looking at a $380 million budget shortfall, according to the San Francisco Examiner.

The outside consultant was brought in to help with labor negotiations.

From the Examiner:

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