Everyone needs to see this from our own Trish DeBerry laying down the facts and the opportunity cost at stake.
This has been in the works for 2-3 years.
She gets it.
Here’s what bugs the hell out of me about this:
I could maybe understand the need to analyze data when considering a project of this scale, but let’s not pretend that a spreadsheet can fully quantify the value the Spurs bring to San Antonio. There’s plenty of “data” or “proof” that’s unaccounted for.
This franchise has done more than win titles and it’s not just entertainment. It’s what San Antonio has become — it’s created jobs, mentored youth, inspired the youth , supported local schools, funded nonprofits, devoted time inside the community every season the past 50+ years ( hell they were just at Haven for Hope today), and helped put San Antonio on the national map and created a civic pride & love/passion real citizens here can’t quantify.
The Spurs have poured decades and decades of time, resources, and credibility into this city. Every month, they are going out of their way to help when they can. It’s been this way ever since I can remember as an inspired fan at 4 years old in 1989. There’s no telling how many lives they’ve impacted to some capacity in a positive way the past 50 years.
We’re talking about an organization who helped build a foundation downtown that has helped secure Final Fours, an All Star game, NFL games, MLB games, a place for UTSA football to call home, and tourism & sports tourism ( yes sports!) that has brought in billions in revenue. Yet somehow, our mayor is trying to pause over ‘insufficient data’ from subjective economic models from A source that often ignore long-term cultural and community impact? What are we doing here?
If we only move forward when a formula tells us to we risk missing the very opportunities that has defined who this city is at its core.
Generational investment requires generational vision not just spreadsheets.
We can’t screw this up.
We need better bold leadership that sees the bigger picture.
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