Rays $450 million ballpark faces afternoon vote
June 5, 2008 at 11:23 am by Wayne GarciaThere’s still time to attend the St. Petersburg City Council session on the Rays. Council members announced this morning that it would hear the matter starting at 1:15 p.m.
Oh, and anyone wondering just how far in the tank for the Rays the Times would be, look no further than today’s editorial page for a slap-down of “upstart” Councilman Karl Nurse, who wants to put a competing referendum on the ballot with the Rays boondoggle. (Full disclosure: Before joining CL, I was a consultant to Nurse’s unsuccessful bid for mayor against Rick Baker.)
I’m still waiting for the edit board’s take on the Times extensive marketing/sponsorship relationships with the Rays and how that impacts the newspaper’s objectivity and/or credibility.
