And if anything, the city should reduce, not increase, that authority.

The city has reduced its work force by 20,000 employees, nearly 9 percent.

The city must also reduce waste and do a better job of recycling.

According to the measure, if the services weren't available, the city couldn't reduce a homeless person's aid.

After proposing eight plants, the city reduced the number to five last April.

The city already reduced the assessed value of commercial property by 12 percent this year.

And the city reduced the number of apartments for families in shelters by about 20 percent.

The city also reduced its work force and cut spending heavily.

But the city can reduce the commercial rent tax on its own.

But they said the city should reduce services rather than raise taxes.