Falchuk spearheads statewide Olympics referendum

Boston group still undecided on city vote

By Gabrielle Gurley Olympics 2024 0 Comments Jan 23, 2015

EVAN FALCHUK, WHO waged a spirited run last year as an independent candidate for governor, is back in campaign mode, hoping to drive a statewide ballot question that would forbid spending taxpayer funds for a Boston 2024 Summer Olympics. This week, Falchuk formally registered People’s Vote Olympics Committee to raise money for a 2016 statewide(...)

Olympics numbers don’t add up

Poll data don’t support 2024 claims

By Steve Koczela and Rich Parr Olympics 2024 6 Comments Jan 23, 2015

BOSTON MAYOR MARTY WALSH and representatives of Boston 2024 have made claims about levels of public support for the idea of a Boston Olympics that are not supported by the numbers. Here are a few: Boston 2024 President Dan O’Connell said on WGBH’s Greater Boston, “I’ve sensed […] overwhelming support for pursuing this effort.” O’Connell(...)