TIDD Circus

I love a circus. 

 Witnessing the choreography of  public meetings about Tax Increment Development Districts was sort of  like a circus.  Instead of trapeze acts there are back flips of logic and  tightrope walking with the truth.  TIDD's - exotic and intriguing circus beasts - appeared center ring only briefly and with canned fanfare.  Then handlers moved them out of the big top  and clowns gathered up fat reports left behind like important poop.         

The SunCal spokesman said this in the conclusion to his editorial hawking the TIDD show:  (...) Protecting the city's TIDD ordinance from unreasonable amendments ensures a future of progress for the entire community.

Protecting  TIDD's is important.  They are probably endangered in their native habitat.  But they surely can't be comfortable in those cages in the back under the tarps - guarded by multiple bureaucracies and shepherded along by those who would exploit them.  And if you try to peek or poke at one with a stick you might get an arm taken off.

The men say move along, move along.  Nothing to see here folks.   No conflicts at all.  Just carrying water for elephants.