Seems reasonable to me: “(We) wanted (the ordinance) to be similar to what the city has for alcohol sales,” Senior City Planner Joy Patterson said Tuesday." Communities should have a say on whether tobacco shops go up near a school. I've seen the shop across from Tahoe Elementary, its frustrating to see.

Yee actually owns a small business in the central city and grew up in Newton Booth. He also chaired the planning commission during the time the development for R street was approved. So if you like what R street is becoming, Yee was apart of that.

The SF stadium was built with all private dollars. And Austin doesn't have a stadium other than the University of Texas' football stadium. I don't get why folks are mad at McCarty for asking questions and withholding his support until we're clear on the financial impacts of the arena deal.

@Shawn How could this have happened a year ago? This deal was proposed 2 weeks ago.

First, It's hard for council members to be a part of the solution when the Mayor does not include them in the arena deal process. Second, the council was briefed on the deal less than a week before the vote. It's hard to examine, research and propose solutions in that time frame. The item on the agenda was not up for revision, just for an up or down vote. So all the council could do was ask questions and vote.