boondoggle
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As often happens too, we can pinpoint the exact moment and exact dynamics when a policy boondoggle was born.
And no rules at the Guardian, apparently, regarding outrageous boondoggles and ocean-going junkets.
The $500-million mixed-use project planned for the busy intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Highland Avenue “has been, at best, a complete boondoggle, and, at worst, a complete fraud,” Harris said in court documents.
From Los Angeles Times
“This is turning out to be a bigger boondoggle than was originally sold to the public,” said Hahn, who said she had not been told about the upgrade costs.
From Los Angeles Times
Opponents, including agencies in the delta and environmental advocates, say the project is an expensive boondoggle that would harm the environment and communities, and that the state should pursue other alternatives.
From Los Angeles Times
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