It's just because there are so many people downtown. We didn't want to put people in position of being asked for money.

They are not hijacking cars, there are no machine guns, they are not raiding Wal-Mart. The rumors have gotten worse today.

This needs to be done this session. This is one thing we can do to help improve our city.

I don't think what we're looking to create is going to be so aggressive that eminent domain will be a part of it. But it's too early to say exactly what will be part of it.

There have been multiple events that have been canceled.

The executive committee voted and I support their decision. We have 26,000 young people to serve in seven counties and we're trying to put out the best programs we can.