Critics were ignored during the Lee administration, and this administration has also pursued its projects through a closed process. The public is not brought into decision making at an early stage, which it is not a valid process for making decisions about the use of public funds.

What Lee started was a city based on cars, and that has not changed in this administration's way of looking at the city. We need to think about how to rebuild the city in terms of what is necessary now and where the world is forcing us to go in the future.

We just continually tried to keep fresh legs on her. They were screening for her all over the place. We knew that was coming. We just had to switch or fight through and just try to keep somebody on her all the time. She's just a good player.

Cabel felt the familiar nostalgic excitement of the endless possibilities encapsulated in a summers' night at Silver Beach. He smiled at himself as a boy and, more ruefully, at the man who now stood on the worn planks of the boardwalk. This night held no possibilities for him, though it was pleasant to remember a time when it did.

I was a little concerned. I really think we needed this win to remind them that they can compete. They went out strong in the first half.

Ultimately, no matter how many projects you considered, you can't please everyone.