He also denied characterizations the group is sidestepping city law by running an independent campaign. Safe Streets plans to run political ads or send mailings advertising the four candidates, apart from the advertising the four candidates' are sending out. The practice has been legal since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the campaigns are an expression of free speech. But critics like Van Noy say it enables political action committees to spend far more than they're allowed to give directly to the candidates. Jim Compton, Dawn Mason.
Council members have access to the city's motor pool, but only for city business.