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 8, 2015
Rich Davey was on On the Record yesterday. Janet Wu and Ed Harding did a good job at grilling him and rightfully asked why people should believe a word he said. Notably, he refused to rule out taxpayer-backed bonds for the Olympic stadium, and he continued using the Boston 2024 talking point that Widett Circle is just a tow lot. On the Record - Rich Davey - Segment 1 (WCVB) On the Record - Rich Davey - Segment 2 (WCVB) On the Record - Rich Davey - Segmetn 3 (WCVB) And in othe
Daily News Roundup – April 24, 2015
If You Build Beach Volleyball, the Next Facebook Will Come (BostInno) Red Sox Executive Larry Lucchino in Talks with Boston 2024 (Boston Globe) Lawrence to Host Meeting to Discuss Boston’s Bid to Land Olympics in 2024 (Eagle Tribune) Boston 2024 Brings on Larry Bird, David Ortiz in Futile Effort (The Telegraph) Andrew Zimbalist on the Economic Implications of a #Boston2024 Olympics (Storify) FPC Creating Olympics Wish-List (JP Gazette) Editorial: The City’s New Smoke-Filled R
Daily News Roundup – April 10, 2015
Paris Set for Monday Vote to Approve 2024 Olympic Games Bid (GamesBids.com) Boston 2024 Take Note of 2022 Bids, More Drama to Come (GameBids.com) Case Study: City Hall Sends Its Man onto Civic Circuit (Dorchester Reporter) Many Ideas, No Plan for Franklin Park (Bay State Banner) Zolak & Bertrand: Shaughnessy Says ‘No Thanks’ to Boston Olympics (CBS Boston) In Olympics Bid, Risks and Rewards for State’s Top Politicians (Boston Globe) Boston Not Alone in Opposition to Olympics
Daily News Roundup – April 3, 2015
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
Daily News Roundup – April 2, 2015
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
Daily News Roundup – March 23, 2015
Kerry Visits IOC Site, Makes Pitch for 2024 (Boston Globe) Because he doesn’t have more important things going on right now? Carr: Torch the Games with a Ballot (Boston Herald) Boston 2024: Get in that Olympic Spirit by Watching Some Leni Riefenstahl and a Movie about Vengeance for the Murder of Israeli Athletes (Universal Hub) Boston 2024 Tells Supporters to “Get Inspired” by Watching a Leni Riefenstahl Film (Blue Mass Group) Boston 2024 Must Shed Baggage of Past (Boston Her
Daily News Roundup – March 20, 2015
The Olympic Gamble for Boston (Boston Globe) Patrick to Work Once a Month for Boston 2024, CEO Davey Says (Boston Herald) Olympic Bid Draws Power Players (Boston Globe) Patrick to Forego Boston 2024 Consulting Fee (Boston.com) Trying to fix the bad PR, but it’s not going to work Chris Dempsey Leaves Bain & Co., as Olympics Battle Rages On (Fortune) Mayor’s Chief of Staff Formally Discloses Ties to Boston 2024 Executive (Dorchester Reporter) Took long enough. Patrick’s Promoti
Daily News Roundup – March 18, 2015
FOPG Seeks New Venues for Olympics (Beacon Hill Times) Boston Olympics Bid is Bad News for Charlie Baker (MassPoliticsProfs) Snow Problems in Boston Send a Chill Through 2024 Olympics Bid (LA Times) Keller @ Large: Fear that Boston 2024 Olympics is Big Dig 2 (CBS Boston) MBTA is Top Concern at Olympics Forum (CBS Boston) When It Comes to Funding, Let’s Hold Boston 2024’s Feed to the Flame (Boston Globe) Until There is a Referendum, This Will Not Be ‘Boston’s Bid’ (Boston Glob
Daily News Roundup – March 12, 2015
Can a Host Country Make Money on the Olympics or the World Cup? (The Brian Lehrer Show) No. Editorial: Many Questions Remain Over Prospect of Boston 2024 Olympics (Worcester Telegram) How Does Boston 2024 Pay Stack Up? (Boston.com) Behind the Push to Keep the Olympics out of Boston (The Scrum) Have Sports Become “Too Big to Fail”? (Only a Game) Rich Davey Insists Pols, Lobbyists Won’t Chase Public Funds (Boston Herald) Sure… Boston 2024 Hires Defended (Boston Herald) Olympic