#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

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

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

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

The Olympic Legacies Boston 2024 Won't Talk About (Storify) Our event last night Boston 2024 Campaign Making a Stop in Ashland (MetroWest Daily News) JP Progressives to Host June 3 Candidate Forum (JP Gazette) The Olympics will be on the agenda. Why Countries that Fight to Host the World Cup Are Wasting Their Time (WaPo) Westford Named in Boston 2024 Olympic Bid (Westford News) Highlighted Letter: Big Dig...into Wallets (Boston Herald) Capuano: I'll Decide on Boston's Olympic

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

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

Olympics Bid Organizers Discuss Issues with Residents in Roxbury (Boston Globe) Roxbury Residents Voice Concerns At Meeting on Boston Olympics (WBUR) Planned Olympic Transit Projects Pose Funding Challenge (Boston Globe) Taxpayers May Be on the Hook for $4B in Improvements for Olympics (WCVB) Walsh Could Put Taxpayers on the Hook for Olympics Cost Overruns (Bay State Examiner) Braceras: Boston Not up to Olympic 2024 Effort (Boston Herald) Olympic Organizers Reconsidering Bost

Allow Her to Rain on the Mayor’s Parade (Boston Globe) A letter-to-the-editor from a JP resident who disapproved of Marty’s decision to host the parade when the MBTA was still a mess and traffic in gridlock. “Maybe that’s too much to ask from a mayor who apparently also believes that everyone in Boston wants to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. Time is running out for this mayor to start listening.” Mayor Walsh’s Olympic-Sized Risk (Boston Globe) Boris Johnson Accused of Short-C

A lot of coverage of yesterday’s public meeting, highlighting the fact that the people were overwhelmingly opposed. I storified my tweets from it. Overruns Are Focus on Public Meeting on Boston Bid (NYT) Olympic Concerns Aired at Community Meeting (Boston Globe) Hundreds Attend First Public Meeting on Boston Olympics (CBS Local) Boston’s First Olympic Meeting Packed (My Fox Boston) Mayor, Community Discuss Boston 2024 (NECN) Mayor Holds 1st Meeting on Boston Olympics, Draws B