Submitted by [deleted] t3_11y0zck in washingtondc
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foreverurgirl t1_jd5tjz7 wrote
This was the highest marketing spend for the cherry blossom fest also…
AnonyJustAName t1_jd7z7vz wrote
Is that right? Huh. Somehow we have had the fest every year w/o a bus.
I saw jokes online before his announcement asking if the bus came with a hot tub.
His alleged sex pest behavior likely predated the bus.
gator_fl t1_jd83977 wrote
Reporters tweeted that he stopped being seen around town and tweeting around 3/11 and the Mayor was on calls with advisors that week, so likely before the bus.
[deleted] OP t1_jd6dwzf wrote
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endlessly_apollo t1_jd5rjxh wrote
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gator_fl t1_jd6iy9g wrote
It's DC doing whatever it can to promote itself (and also blow some revenues). I think OP thinking of this:
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gator_fl t1_jd6itqn wrote
I don't think the issue was on the Cherry Blossom party bus. Read this:
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foreverurgirl t1_jd7mpca wrote
It links to the dcist article where:
The only thing Bowser would confirm is that the allegations that led to Falcicchio’s departure did not have anything to do with rumored accusations of misbehavior on a four-day, five-city bus tour sponsored by the city’s government to promote tourism ahead of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. But multiple sources who contacted DCist/WAMU over the weekend said rumors of Falcicchio’s misconduct were widespread.
And I have read that other places… something had to have happened
gator_fl t1_jd7xitv wrote
Read that link comments,,,.... employee allegedly sexually harrassed and guess it was prior to March 11 because he stopped being seen around town and tweeting.
RallyPigeon t1_jd5rf62 wrote
I have no details but I thought it was very strange we had a pink bus driving around the northeast under the guise of advertising to tourists. I figured it was just an ineffective harebrained scheme doubling as a way to legally hand out kickbacks. Maybe something more nefarious happened too.