I think what should really happen on the budget front is to eliminate duplicate services that Metro already does, and eliminate the Equality group since that is also duplicated at state level. 

I would also think that earthquake preparedness should just be done using the bully pulpit and instead harness state and federal monies to dispense to citizens or education campaigns to get the citizen to do the application. But no funding of it--it is called personal responsibility  as a property owner.