A Re-Run by Mayor John Giles: Looking Back To See What's Next?

Yes, "The Devil's in the details"

Gee Whiz Gosh! The mayor has a great public relations team behind him when his honor himself posts a Tweet highlighting last year's SOTC slickly-produced extravaganza to sell tickets to this year's big event . . . so far it's received 3 Likes.
But who can forget the iconic image captured by photographer Ivan Martinez that says it all: the massive privately-financed $500,000+ PR campaign was a major screw-up when taxpayers REJECTED a mega-million scheme to plop down an ASU satellite here in downtown.
Not a good track-record to "engage the public" for sure.

Once again, unless the public and taxpayers want to pay-to-go and fork out from their pockets the $60-buck$ for admission, it's the same-old/same-old tired re-tread where the public is relegated to the role of being spectators: you can watch it unless you can pay.
Perhaps that's just another reason why year after year the community is effectively cut-off from being active players in their own government . . . that's What Works Mesa???
Unlike other mayors in East Valley who hold annual reports on the state of their cities with events open to the public free-of-charge, there's been absolutely no arrangements to invite the public  - or taxpayers here in Mesa who pay his salary and generous benefits package.
Did you buy your $60 or $50 tickets yet for another State-Of-The-City Speech?
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Last year's extravaganza started off with John Giles leading a high school marching band into the Mesa Convention. . . this year's performance could feature the larger-than-life John Giles [who's suffering from an injury to his Achilles' Heel] leading the six-member squad of the Mesa City Council who have been rehearsing their moves to stay in-step with a limping the former track star acting as mayor.
Here's the tweet and last year's re-run just in case you want to pay-to-go
Mayor John Giles‏ @MayorGiles              

#tbt to State of the City 2017!

Excited to be getting ready for #SOTC 2018 on Feb 6.

Watch it live at http://mesa11.com/live  or on FB.

Purchase a ticket at http://mesachamber.org .

 

Purchase a ticket at http://mesachamber.org .pic.twitter.com/ca7CORXjC0

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