No Project Marvel

- WILL THE SPURS LEAVE IF WE DON'T BUILD A NEW ARENA?

This is a scare tactic. Spurs managing partner Peter J. Holt has said publicly that the team is not leaving.

- DOESN'T PROJECT MARVEL BRING $2 BILLION IN TOTAL INVESTMENT WITHOUT TAXING RESIDENTS?

The headline number hides risk. Without binding guarantees for local hiring, affordable housing, and small business inclusion, most of that $1.4 billion in development will benefit developers, not working families.

- IF THE MONEY COMES FROM HOTEL AND RENTAL CAR TAXES, WHY DOES IT MATTER?

Hotel Occupancy Tax revenue is still public money. Cities issue bonds backed by that revenue, and if the revenue falls short, taxpayers are still on the hook. Once committed to an arena, that money cannot be used for other cultural, historic, or community projects.

- WON'T A NEW DOWNTOWN DISTRICT REVITALIZE SAN ANTONIO??

Historical evidence suggests that these types of “revitalization” projects often accelerate gentrification and displacement. Tomlinson noted that rushing billion-dollar projects with limited information is “the hallmark of the traveling roadshow that exploits cities’ insecurities to convince taxpayers to spend billions on potential white elephants.”

- ISN'T THIS A DEMOCRATIC PROCESS SINCE VOTERS WILL DECIDE?

A rushed vote without independent numbers undermines democracy. Even Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones called for a delay until a real study could be done, saying, “Due diligence is not anti-progress. It’s anti-poverty.”