Daily News Roundup - July 21, 2015
Around the world... Japan's Axed Olympic Stadium a Warning for Boston (Huffington Post) Pan Am Games Over-spending Billions, But It's Okay 'Cause It's Public Money (Rabble.ca) Subpoena Summer City Councillor Tito Jacson Files for Subpoena to Obtain Boston 2024 Chapters (Boston Mag) Boston City Councilor Seeks Documents from Olympic Organizers (WBUR) City Councilor Aims to Subpoena Boston 2024 Documents (Boston Globe) City Councilor Tito Jackson to Subpoena Boston 2024 Financi
Daily News Roundup - July 1, 2015
On the USOC Meeting Predictable, Unfortunate: Boston 2024 for Now (3 Wire Sports) U.S. Olympic Committee Sticks with Boston's Troubled 2024 Bid (LA Times) They want 50+% in the near future, but the polls aren't trending their way. USOC Finds 'Bid 2.0' Impressive, But Says It Needs a 'Positive Trend' in Public Support to Emerge Soon (WBUR) Probst says that poll numbers are "sort of in the low-to-mid-40s," which is USOC for "high 30s." USOC Gives Boston 2024 More Time to Stagge
Daily News Roundup - June 30, 2015 - Bid 2.0
Bid 2.0 came out yesterday, and it's filled with magic, lies, and bad ideas. Boston's Revised '24 Bid Criticized as Incomplete (NYT) State Leaders React Cautiously to Bid 2.0 (CommonWealth) Boston 2024 Promises a Lot at 'Minimal Risk' (CommonWealth) But even what they're promisng isn't good. See Which Real Estate Leaders Helped Boston 2024 Craft Its Financing Plan (BBJ) Boston 2024 Pressed for Details -- But Remain Vague -- on Insurance, Taxpayer Risks (BBJ) Here's What the B
Daily News Roundup - June 29, 2015
AP-GfK Poll: Americans Show Strong Support for Home Olympics (AP) USOC has to poll the whole country to get positive numbers given how poorly they do in Boston. Japan in Twist over Controversial 'Bike Helmet' Design for Olympic Stadium (CNN) If Boston Stumbles in 2024 Olympics Bid, L.A. Could Be Asked to Step in (LA Times) Boston 2024 Boosters Set to Reveal Bid 2.0 on Monday (Boston Mag) Velodrome an Elusive Target for Boston (Boston Globe) BBJ's Bombshells, or What's the Mat
Daily News Roundup - June 27, 2015
Boston 2024's Davey Rebuffs City Council Demands for Original Olympics Budget (BBJ) Boston 2024 Land Watch: Parcels Worth at Least $300 Million in Play for Olympics (WGBH News) Exclusive: City Hall Emails Highlight Boston Olympics Planning, Media Spin (BBJ) Boston 2024 Will Release Its Revised Bid on Monday (WBUR) Here's Everything We Learned about Boston 2024 from City Hall Emails, Part II (Boston Mag) From Yesterday's City Council Hearing: No Financial Updates at Today's Bo
Daily News Roundup - June 11, 2015
On the Olympic land grab: Boston 2024 Eyes Seaport to Relocate Food Wholesalers (Boston Globe) Post-Olympic Real Estate Implications of the Boston 2024 Proposal (Pioneer Institute) Is Widett Circle a Tow Lot? (Jack Gately) On Boston 2024's tepid polling numbers: Bostonians Increasingly Opposed to City's 2024 Olympics Bid (Irish Times) Boston's Bid for 2024 Olympics Still Receiving Tepid Support, Poll Says (WSJ) Boston's Olympic Bid Is Heading into Big Test, and the Public's
Daily News Roundup – May 19, 2015
USOC Board Member: Boston Bid No Sure Thing (Associated Press) USOC Official Says Boston Bid Not Certain (Boston Globe) Boston Still Being Vetted for Olympics (My Fox News) Budapest Moves Closer to 2024 Olympics Bid (Yahoo Sports) City Council Starts at the End in Olympics Talk (Boston.com) City of Angels Ready to Carry the Torch if Boston 2024 Bid Falters (Boston Herald) Games Backers Promise to Give Specifics in June (Boston Herald) Backers of Boston’s Olympic Bid Defend Co
Daily News Roundup – May 14, 2015
Baker Calls for Revised Olympic Plan by Early June (Boston Globe) City Council Sets Hearings on Boston 2024 Bid (Boston Globe) To the Editor: Olympic Opposition Rooted in Fact, Not NIMBY Rhetoric (Dorchester Reporter) Budapest Set to Enter 2024 Olympic Race after Mayor Gives Full Backing (Inside the Games) Olympics Would Push All Other Visions for Future Aside (Boston Globe) #CharlieBaker #Bid20 #CityCouncil #Budapest2024 #Priorities