Statement: “We have found in the past that our highest performing contracts are the ones that hire people locally, that require what’s called prevailing wage … (we get the) highest performance of the job being done correctly and under budget,” City Council President Ben Hueso said April 19 on KUSI, plugging his local jobs proposal.
Analysis: We don’t know whether Hueso’s statement is true or false, but neither does he nor other city officials. He implies that the city of San Diego has compared the performance of these city contracts, but he later acknowledged that no local study exists.
Fact Check: Hueso Cited Nonexistent Research
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