According to an incredibly damning report released today from ProPublica, a few of Florida’s richest residents like Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik lobbied then-Governor Rick Scott for this lucrative tax break, and ultimately his massive Water Street Tampa project – which literally surrounds his downtown hockey arena – was chosen over, you know, actual projects that would help poor people.
While the report mostly focuses on Rybovich owner Wayne Huizenga Jr. and his insane quest to get the coveted “opportunity zone” designation for his mega-yacht marina project in West Palm Beach, Vinik’s luxury redevelopment project is also given plenty of ink.
From ProPublica:
As far back as 2014, Vinik, the Tampa Bay Lightning owner, has had his eye on redeveloping a swath of the city’s downtown surrounding his hockey team’s arena. In mid-2017, Strategic Property Partners, a joint venture between Vinik and Bill Gates’ Cascade Investment, announced a $3 billion redevelopment plan for the area. The project, Water Street Tampa, is slated to include luxury apartments, hotels, stores and restaurants catering to Tampa’s growing millennial population.
MercurysBall2 ago
Finally found a Bill Gates and Santa Fe Institute connection : https://imgur.com/a/lmzJpD1 *From left, Bill Gates, from Microsoft, Michael Dell, from Dell Computer, Bill Joy, from Sun Microsystem/Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, *Doyne Farmer, from Prediction Company/Santa Fe Institute, and Esther Dyson, from EDventure Holdings, sit together at a table during a dinner at the annual PC Forum, Tucson, Arizona, February 23-26, 1992. [Source: https://m.mysanantonio.com/news/photo/20130221Gates136021713-10-5126c2d026b87-4231947.php]
THE EDGE OF COMPUTATION SCIENCE PRIZE - https://www.edge.org/conversation/the-edge-of-computation-science-prize
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Doyne_Farmer
Well, where do I even start with all the Jeffrey Epstein connections?
MercurysBall2 ago
2011 pdf document, Department of Homeland Security (Executive Summary - Homeland Security Digital Library at NPS) : CHALLENGES IN COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL MODELING AND SIMULATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION-MAKING
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Re Joshua Epstein: https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/2973511/16144347