Phoenix City Councilman released the following statement Thursday evening regarding a response by City Manager Ed Zuercher to BLM activists:

This is Government Speak for: “Public would have handed us our ass if we allowed the BLM mural to happen.”
Never underestimate political self-preservation.
We Win Again!!!
Sal DiCiccio
City of Phoenix
Councilman, District 6
Not surprised, AZ second to last state to make MLK a holiday. Only when NFL or $$$ was involved did things shift. Disappointing but, people are creative. Make this known nationally and maybe a good idea on how to do this will come out of it. What’s the next step?
Not surprised, AZ second to last state to make MLK a holiday. Only when NFL or $$$ was involved did things shift. Disappointing but, people are creative. Make this known nationally and maybe a good idea on how to do this will come out of it.