Daily News Roundup July 24, 2015
#OlympicsDebate Olympic Debate Lacked What We Wanted to Hear (Boston Globe) Baker's Olympic Guessing Game (Boston Globe) 6 Highlights from Televised Boston Olympics Debate (Mass Live) Olympics Debate Turns into Bosotn vs. New York Slugfest (Boston.com) Olympic Revenue Numbers are 'Drunken Optimism,' Critic Says (Boston.com) Opponents, Supporters Clash in Olympics Debate (Boston Globe) Backers, Opponents Joust at Olympics TV Debate (WBUR) 4 Things We Learned from Boston's Olym
Daily News Roundup - July 14, 2015
Wage Supression: The Fine Print in Boston 2024's Job Creation Promises (Bay State Examiner) How the DCR Signed over Castle Island to Boston 2024 with a Rubber Stamp (Boston Mag) As Olympic Plan Spreads Statewide, Boston Remains on the Hook for Cost Overruns (BBJ) Lynch Says He's Not Persauded by Walsh's Olympic Plan Yet (Boston Herald) Eyes Widett Circle: How the City Holds the Keystone for Boston 2024's Olympic Stadium Plans (DigBoston) Feds Often Kick in More Than Security
Daily News Roundup - July 13, 2015
Latest Olympic Plan Leaves Media without a Home (Boston Globe) Mapping Tools Show Boston's Disparity (Boston Globe) Watch: Boston 2024 Activists Inform News Coverage (WGBH News) Including an interview with our Jonathan Cohn about our FOIA requests Boston Politician: Olympic Spending Reform Meaningless (Around the Rings) The Confederate Games of America (DigBoston) How Likely Are "Revenue Overruns" for Boston 2024? (BostInno) The Boston Follies: The Planned Rape of the Public
Daily News Roundup - July 10, 2015
Some New Polling: WBUR Poll: Deadline Looming, Public Support Of Boston’s Olympic Bid Largely Unchanged (WBUR) Boston 2024's Olympic Bid Faces Skepticism Desite New Proposal, Poll Finds (NYT) Poll: Massachsetts Support for 2024 Olympics in Boston Remains Lukwarm (MassLive) New Polls Show Public Still Not On-Board with Boston Olympics Plans (Boston.com) Olympic Organizers' Plan for Widett Circle Pits Stephen Lynch against Marty Walsh (WGBH News) Voters Shunning Olympics, Poll
Daily News Roundup - July 8, 2015
Mayor Wants to Push Forward with Redeveloping Widett, Even if Olympics Don't Materialize (Boston Globe) Revised Cost of Tokyo 2020 Stadium Approved (ESPN) Rep. Lynch on Iraq: No Way Forward; On Widett Circle: Bad Idea (WGBH News) Spike in Olympic Stadium Costs Highlights Shifting Budget Risks (BBJ) Olympic Organizers Ponder Strategy for Boosting Support (Boston Globe) Squantum Point Park Run (Imgur) Group Calls Olympic Spending Ban 'Smoke and Mirrors' (Boston Herald) And righ
Daily News Roundup - July 7, 2015
Boston 2024 Counting on Corporate Cash for $1.52 Billion (Boston Globe) Budapest's 2024 Olympics Bid Moving Forward (Boston Globe) Boston 2024 to Hold First Quincy Meeting Thursday (Wicked Local - Quincy) Boston 2024 PR Games: Not Interested (DigBoston) Emails Highlight City Hall's Influence in Shaping Boston Olympics Committee of Power Players (BBJ) Allied Behind Olympics Ballot Question (NECN) SWAT STicker: Exclusive Docs Reveal 34-Main Deployment to Dalai Lama Visit Plus O
Daily News Roundup - July 6, 2015
Think the Guardian's trying to send a message.... Olympic Legacy Failure: Inspiring London 2012 Message Has Become a Millstone (Guardian) Olympic Legacy Failure: Sporting Numbers Plummit Amid Confusion and Blame (Guardian) Olympic Legacy Failure: Tessa Jowell Attacks 'Wicked' Coalition Government (Guardian) Olympic Legacy Failure: Sports Centres Under Assault by Thousand Council Cuts (Guardian) Olympic Legacy Failure: Access to School Sport Now a Postcode Lottery (Guardian) H
Daily News Roundup - July 3, 2015
Marty Walsh Signs Olympic Muzzle Order, Says He Didn't Mean It (WGBH News) Economist, Olympic Expert Andrew Zimbalist on Boston 2024's '2.0' Plan: 'It's Bologna' (BostInno) Public Voices Concerns Over Reveamped Boston 2024 Bid (The Heights) Memo to Boston 2024: Good Luck Staying out of Politics (Boston Globe) Olympic Golf Off the Table for Brookline (Wicked Local - Brookline) Five Things You Should Know About Todd Millay of Choate Investment Advisors (Boston Globe) Breaking:
Daily News Roundup - July 2, 2015
JP Meeting JP Gives Hostile Reception to Olympics (JP Gazette) #Boston2024 Public Meeting June 30, 2015 (NECIR Storify) Boston 2024 Meeting in Jamaica Plain Draws Passionate Crowd (Jamaica Plain News) Boston 2024 and the Olympic Vision of Columbia Point (WGBH News) Economist Zimbalist: Olympic Funding Flaws, Smoke And Mirrors, And Cannabalizing Non-Profit Monies (WGBH News) USOC 'Focused Exclusively' on Boston, But L.A. Bid Backers Remain Hopeful (Boston Herald) Editorial Car
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