The Agenda had a ton of news today, but I was disappointed with the cursory coverage of the huge win for Tempe citizens against their own city council's unanimous (mistaken) decision to support the Meruelo-backed Coyotes hockey arena and entertainment district. This was a true David and Goliath story, with all living mayors joining the C…
The Agenda had a ton of news today, but I was disappointed with the cursory coverage of the huge win for Tempe citizens against their own city council's unanimous (mistaken) decision to support the Meruelo-backed Coyotes hockey arena and entertainment district. This was a true David and Goliath story, with all living mayors joining the Council in support and millions spent to get the vote to come out the other way. This win for citizens spells a new era of critical scrutiny of elected officials and their unseemly relationship with developers.
You know, I thought about writing something like that because Tucson is a similar story. But I wasn’t totally sure they’d both go down in flames and I didn’t want to start rewriting the top at like 9pm if they won. Should have trusted my gut on that. But still a good David/Goliath story worth telling there.
The Agenda had a ton of news today, but I was disappointed with the cursory coverage of the huge win for Tempe citizens against their own city council's unanimous (mistaken) decision to support the Meruelo-backed Coyotes hockey arena and entertainment district. This was a true David and Goliath story, with all living mayors joining the Council in support and millions spent to get the vote to come out the other way. This win for citizens spells a new era of critical scrutiny of elected officials and their unseemly relationship with developers.
You know, I thought about writing something like that because Tucson is a similar story. But I wasn’t totally sure they’d both go down in flames and I didn’t want to start rewriting the top at like 9pm if they won. Should have trusted my gut on that. But still a good David/Goliath story worth telling there.