How London’s Olympics Went Way Over Budget (Boston.com) Boston 2024 Organizers to Meet with Mass. Congressional Delegation (Boston Globe) Because they want some federal $$s Legislators File Bill to Make Boston 2024’s Olympic Bid More Transparent (WBUR) Rep. Aaron Michlewitz Files for Olympics Transparency, Airbnb Rules, and Restaurant Incentives (North End Waterfront) Gold-Level Accounting (Worcester Telegram) Meeting Aims at Transparent Olympic Process (The Huntington News)

It may be snowy outside, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t bring some sunshine to Boston 2024. The Boston Globe reported yesterday that Representative Mike Moran (D-Brighton) and Representative Aaron Michlewitz (D-North End) just filed legislation to impose financial disclosure requirements on all public and private expenditures associated with the 2024 Olympics. Here’s how the Globe described the bill: The bill, due to be filed Wednesday and already discussed with legislat

The IOC is Hurting Boston 2024’s Credibility (BostInno) I didn’t know they had any. Hosting the Olympics Could (Finally!) Raise Boston’s Profile (Huffington Post) Pre-USOC selection, but I just came across it yesterday. It’s mocking the Boston 2024 rhetoric about Boston needing the Olympics to get attention. Bill Seeks Details of Olympic Expenses (Boston Globe) From Reps. Moran (Brighton) and Michlewitz (North End). And Marty is NOT happy. Faust Says No to Fundraising for Bos

City Councilor Josh Zakim Wants the Olympics on the 2015 Boston Ballot (BostInno) Editorial: Olympic Ballot Nonsense (Boston Herald) While I support the push for a referendum, the Herald raises some good points, namely that if politicians think this is a bad idea, they should just say so. #BOSolympics: A Referendum that Can Lose But Still Win (WGBH News) T Woes Raise Worries about Olympic Travel (Boston Globe) MBTA Problems Show Either (a) We Can’t or (b) We Must Host the Oly

Renaming Boston Spots, for 2024 Olympics and Beyond (Boston Globe) Some of these are quite funny. Like BoCo. At What Price Will the Games Be Worth It to Boston? (Boston Globe) Shirley Leung seems to have some skepticism for once. Although I must say, I found this to be hilarious: “It’s not that Olympics boosters are trying to pull a fast one on us….” Editorial: Tarr’s Olympic Bill Would Provide Needed Oversight (Gloucester Times) Editorial: Up Close with Olympics Elitism (Jam

Opponents Weigh Referendum on Boston’s 2024 Olympics Bid (WBUR) 2024 Boston Olympics? Let the Lawsuits Begin (MetroWest Daily News) US Should Foot Part of the Bill for Olympics (Boston Globe) Globe Editorial Board calling for use of public funds. Don’t worry, I’m sure Boston 2024 is already lobbying for that. Knucklehead of the Week: Boston Mayor Marty Walsh (San Francisco Chronicle) Falchuk Looking to Grow Independent Party, Reject Olympics (iBerkshires.com) 2024: The Year o

Landowners Say Consent Not Given for Games Plans (Boston Globe) Davey to Take Over Leadership of Boston 2024 (Boston Herald) Changing leadership already? A Look at Olympics Budget Points to Overruns (Boston Globe) Op-ed by Andrew Zimbalist, the economist who spoke at the No Boston Olympics meeting 3 Challenges for Boston 2024’s Olympic Bidding Documents (Boston.com) Opponents Weigh Referendum on Boston 2024 Olympics Bid (Washington Times) Editorial Cartoon: Olympics Speech (B

The two biggest stories from yesterday were Marty Walsh’s gag order on city employees and Boston 2024’s partial release of the bid to the public. Joindergate Walsh OK’d Ban on Criticism of Olympics Bid (Boston Globe) Not only does the document he signed ban city employees from criticizing the Olympics, the IOC, or the USOC, but it also requires them to actively promote the bid. The authoritarianism of the Olympics on clear display. Walsh, Olympic Committee Must Drop Ban on Cr

Boston’s 2024 Olympics Bid Thrown into Doubt (Wall Street Journal) Boston 2024 Olympic Bid Could Be in Jeopardy with Voter Referendum (LA Times) Could Vote Kill Boston Olympic Bid? (Chicago Tribune) Walsh Opposes Putting Olympics Question to Voters (WCVB) Boston Mayor Says He Won’t Try to Block Referendum on Hosting 2024 Olympics (New York Times) Doesn’t mean he wants it to happen though, as the prior link shows. Berlin Will Hold Olympic Referendum if Chosen for 2024 Bid (Bos

‘This Will Unite Left and Right': The Bostonians Who Want to Bring Down the Olympics (Guardian) Olympics Bid Will Be a Political Campaign Like No Other (Boston Globe) Poll Finds Lukewarm Support in Boston for Summer Olympics Bid (NYT) Always pay attention to the cross-tabs. Although support was greater than opposition (50% to 33%), 44% said that they would be less likely to support the bid if public funding were used, and 75% want to have a vote on it. Also note that people h