“Mendenhall wants this to be the attention that Salt Lake City gets, being the All-Star Game,” local activist Denise Weaver said. “But she doesn’t want to address what’s happening every single day in our communities.”
Activists criticized the watch party plan as a way to keep the unsheltered out of sight and mind during a weekend that brought in thousands to Utah’s capital city.
Bray shared a flyer with The Tribune, showing that there were 1,160 available beds across six shelters and resource centers throughout All-Star Weekend, from Thursday through Sunday, along with Sunday’s watch parties. Running a shelter for one year, Weaver said, costs $3 million. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, in a news conference Saturday, estimated the game’s economic impact to Salt Lake City would be $280 million — a record for the league’s marquee event. Silver said the city’s hotels also recorded 33,000 nights booked during the weekend, also a record.
People protest in support of those experiencing homelessness as they march to Vivint Smart Home Arena just hours before tip off of the All-Star game on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023.
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