Dear USOC, Nah, We Really Don’t Want the Olympics (Boston.com) US Delegation to Visit IOC Next Week for Talks on Boston Bid (Fox Sports) How Things Went Wrong for Boston’s Olympic Leader John Fish (Boston.com) Boston 2024’s Got a New Leader (Boston.com) New boss, same as the old boss Big Dig into Our Wallets Fuels Boston 2024 Fears (Sentinel & Enterprise) Boston 2024: Little Benefit from Olympics for North Shore (The Salem News) Here’s What We Learned from the Boston Redevelo

Shake-up in the Works for Reeling Olympics Group (Boston Globe) Can New Leadership Mean Change for Boston 2024 (Boston.com) Carr: A Solution for Olympics Bid? Go Fish (Boston Herald) Meet the New Boss… (United Independent) Skeptics Say Boston 2024 Shuffle Misses the Point (Boston Herald) South End Gentrification Makes for Variety of Residents (Boston Globe) DSC Calls upon New Government to Repay Big Lottery £425m Borrowed for Olympics, Now 1,000 Days Overdue (Civilsociety.co.

Happy May Day! Is Mayor Walsh’s Political Fate Tied to the Olympics? (Boston Globe) What We’re Talking about When We’re Talking about Public Money (for the Olympics) (Boston.com) John “Houdini” Fish Cancels Again (Boston Globe) Studded as it is with Stars, Boston 2024 Board Doesn’t Reflect the Public (Boston Globe) #MartyWalsh #JohnFish #Boston2024Board #Diversity #Publicmoney

“Mayor” John Fish, Chairman of the Boston 2024 Executive Committee, lectures Bostonians about patriotism. But what does “patriotism” really mean? Watch our new video. #JohnFish #Patriotism

Where City Councilors Stand on the Olympics (JP Gazette) Franklin Park Gets Key Role, But No Answers, in Olympic Debate (JP Gazette) Olympics Bid Focus Shifting from Fish (Boston Globe) Sacrifice, Thrill Discussed at Forum on Boston Olympics Bid (Wicked Local – Melrose) Peter Lucas: Maria’s Right: Torch Plan for Another Olympics Study (Lowell Sun) USOC’s Blackmun Hopes Better Communication, Decisions Help Change Tone in Boston (Sports Business Daily) “Beachhead”? #CityCouncil

USOC Hits Wall in Boston (Colorado Springs Independent) “If the U.S. Olympic Committee had an unofficial motto, it would be this: Quidam solvit. It’s austere, dignified and concise. Translated, it’s a little coarser: ‘Someone else pays.'” Rosenberg: No Tax Dollars on 2024 Olympics (Boston Herald) Statement from John Fish on Potential Olympic Projects (Boston Globe) Many loopholes in his statement, including no acknowledgement of post-Olympic construction in Widett Circle POV:

Villani: Perception of Boston 2024 Could Sink Bid (Boston Herald) Falchuk: Boston 2024 on Ballot to Earn Trust (Boston Herald) Fitzgerald: Fish Finds Himself Floundering on Hook in Olympic PR Mess (Boston Herald) Guest Column: Olympics in Boston Will Be a Financial Disaster (Sun Chronicle) John Kostrzewa: Secrecy Has Bred Skepticism over Boston 2024 Bid (Providence Journal) #Transparency #EvanFalchuk #JohnFish #PublicRelations #Costoverruns

Opposition Stop Confusing the Boston 2024 Opposition Groups (BostInno) Different Strategies, Same Goal: How Boston’s Olympic Opponents Work Together (Boston.com) They Just Don’t Want the Olympics (Boston.com) Omnishambles Boston Olympic Bid is a Problem of U.S.O.C.’s Own Making (NYT) Walsh Seeks to Open “Office of Olympic Accountability,” Funded by Boston 2024 (Bay State Examiner) Walsh: Yes, New Public Money Will Be Needed for 2024 Upgrades (Dorchester Reporter) And look at

Who’s Footing the Bill for Boston 2024? (NECN) Independent Experts Can Study Boston 2024’s Books, Chief Says (Boston Globe) If Marty is a booster, his hires aren’t going to be particularly independent. Parents Offer Boston Olympics Our Playing Field for Track and Field Events (Curley K-8) April Fool’s Day humor from yesterday Mayor Walsh Sends Blunt Warning to USOC (Keller @ Large) “Hand-picked analysts” whose salaries will be “paid by Boston 2024.” LOL Boston 2024 Head Quest

Boston Olympics Problem Isn’t John Fish. It’s Us (Boston Globe) Shirley Leung, of course. I think you could probably power the whole “temporary stadium” with the heat of this take. Lack of Public Support May Doom Boston’s Bid for 2024 Olympics (WSJ) USOC Denies Report It Might Drop Boston as a Host City (Boston Globe) Letter: Olympic Effort Failing (Boston Herald) Boston 2024 Officials Remain Focused Despite Reports Bid May Be in Jeopardy (CBS Local) USOC Should Decide by Mid