The mayor said that money for the plan would come out of the 2005 city budget.

The city budget is around $2 million a year, less than half the cost of a new elementary school.

"There is also concern about the state of the city budget."

So is politics, which brings us back to the city budget.

Money for a temporary site had been in the city budget.

The city budget for day care rose by 60 percent between 1989 and 1994.

The city budget for the 1991-92 fiscal year is $28.5 billion.

Even the money - $25 million - was made available in the city budget.

She has truly made a difference on child care, the city budget and other important issues.

A major issue in the campaign was how to cut $140 million from the city budget, as mandated by Congress.