Those that pay the piper get to call the tunes

I read with great interest Patty Fisher's SJMN opinion piece, in which she bemoans the fact that she doesn't get a vote on Measure J. All I could think was:

Where was Ms. Fisher 3 years ago, when a very small City first contemplated underwriting all the risks for a 68,500 seat, $1B, open air, NFL stadium?

If the fine Cities of Palo Alto, San Jose, and the rest of the South Bay -- together with the County of Santa Clara -- had chosen to participate in the process, I'm sure they could have influenced the outcome, resulting in a proposal in which the entire region could participate in all the risks associated with running a professional football stadium, rather than only getting a cut of the potential benefits.

In that case, Ms. Fisher, Larry Stone, and everyone else would have an opportunity to weigh in on this weighty matter.

Instead, we have a proposal with a far greater risk per capita than any stadium subsidy in history, for a mere .1% growth in economic activity.

The following says it all:



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