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alp227

(32,047 posts) Wed Feb 20, 2013, 11:21 PM Feb 2013

Mayor Reed says Olympic bid too costly for San Jose

Source: SJ Mercury News

The U.S. Olympic Committee sees San Jose as a potential contender for hosting the 2024 Summer Games.

But Mayor Chuck Reed said Wednesday that the race is just too rich for a city still struggling to keep its libraries open and cops on the beat.

"It takes billions of dollars to put on the Olympics," Reed told reporters Wednesday. "San Jose doesn't have billions to put into Olympic games."

Reed was among 35 mayors in large and interested American cities that the U.S. Olympic Committee sent letters to on Tuesday -- including San Francisco and Sacramento -- to gauge interest in bidding for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

Read more: http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_22631247

I live in this city and think that my city needs to get its budget & other problems in order before it's able to host the Olympics. Otherwise events like the Olympics go to the big boys, San Francisco and Oakland. San Jose at least gets the NCAA basketball tournament!

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Mayor Reed says Olympic bid too costly for San Jose (Original Post) alp227 Feb 2013 OP

For the first time, a municipality comes to its senses. jerseyjack Feb 2013 #1

we see how much big cities like London put into it, i agree that smaller cities JI7 Feb 2013 #2

Would not break my heart if the Olympics were never held in the USA again. LiberalFighter Feb 2013 #3

I'm not a huge fan of the Olympics davidpdx Feb 2013 #5

I don't think most US cities can afford to host the US Olympic Games davidpdx Feb 2013 #4

It seems inevitable a US hosted games would be boycotted Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2013 #6

Next on the "We can't afford it." list should be sports stadiums. jerseyjack Feb 2013 #7

jerseyjack

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1. For the first time, a municipality comes to its senses.

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Wed Feb 20, 2013, 11:58 PM

Feb 2013

JI7

(89,260 posts)

2. we see how much big cities like London put into it, i agree that smaller cities

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Thu Feb 21, 2013, 12:08 AM

Feb 2013

would not be able to handle it. even if their finances were already in order .

LiberalFighter

(51,020 posts)

3. Would not break my heart if the Olympics were never held in the USA again.

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Thu Feb 21, 2013, 12:22 AM

Feb 2013

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)

5. I'm not a huge fan of the Olympics

Reply to LiberalFighter (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 21, 2013, 12:40 AM

Feb 2013

I watch some of it, but the Summer games make me antsy because they always fall on our presidential election year. South Korea is hosting the winter games in 5 years and we plan to travel across the country to go to one event if possible.

davidpdx

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4. I don't think most US cities can afford to host the US Olympic Games

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Thu Feb 21, 2013, 12:38 AM

Feb 2013

Budgets are tight and the economy is only starting to pick up. I don't think the US will get the games in 2024. Maybe 15 years down the line in 2028. The last time we hosted the Summer Olympics was 1996 and the Winter Olympics in 2002.

Sen. Walter Sobchak

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6. It seems inevitable a US hosted games would be boycotted

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Thu Feb 21, 2013, 05:23 AM

Feb 2013

Seeing as an enormous number of participants would inevitably be denied visas or turned away at the airport sparking an international backlash.

jerseyjack

(1,361 posts)

7. Next on the "We can't afford it." list should be sports stadiums.

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Thu Feb 21, 2013, 07:47 AM

Feb 2013

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