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Bloomberg Businessweek January 29, 2018

Boston
Aug. 19

More than 500 police
officers were on duty for
a planned free speech
rally at Boston Common
that wound up attracting
the attention of white
nationalists. Some
40,000 people showed
up to protest the event,
leading organizers to
abandon it.
$225,131

Police overtime
$10,230

Barrier trucks
SOURCE: BOSTON POLICE
DEPARTMENT
Portland, Ore.
Sept. 10

Acting Police Captain much business, the
Ryan Lee says that microeconomics extend
when protesters impede to the waiters and
a major street in the waitresses.”
San Francisco city, the estimated
Aug. 26 cost is $234,000 per $234,000
hour in lost economic
Patriot Prayer, a pro- the city. According activity. Then, Per hour in lost
Trump group led by to records obtained “there’s a cascading economic activity
Joey Gibson, abruptly by the San Francisco effect,” he says. “If a
canceled plans for Examiner, the city spent restaurant isn’t getting SOURCE: ACTING CAPTAIN RYAN LEE, 63
a controversial free $775,000 on public PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU
speech march and rally safety and $115,000
at Crissy Field near the on extra buses and $890,000
Golden Gate Bridge. traffic control. The
The National Park mayor’s office says Security and transit
Service had granted it has requested
the group a permit reimbursement from SOURCE: SAN FRANCISCO
despite objections from the federal government. EXAMINER

PORTLAND, BOSTON, AND SAN FRANCISCO: MARK PETERSON/REDUX