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CityScrapes: San Antonio should have recognized its Grand Hyatt project was a debacle all along

Over a decade of changing mayors, new councilmembers and different city staffers, no one seemed to question the wisdom of a city-financed hotel.

By Heywood Sanders

Apr 5, 2022

Editors Note: CityScrapes is a column of opinion and analysis. The "Mother of All Hotel Giveaways."

The City of San Antonio’s eagerness to back the Grand Hyatt has been problematic from the beginning.

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