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![A round-up of the #AmazonHQ2 bids that didn't make the cut](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/01/22/Toledo.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
A round-up of the #AmazonHQ2 bids that didn’t make the cut
As the hype grows around the #AmazonHQ2 finalists announced last week, it’s worth perusing the proposals that didn’t make the cut to get a sense of what cities across America were offering.
![Which cities are refusing to share their #AmazonHQ2 bids - and why](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/01/10/AmazonCov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Which cities are refusing to share their #AmazonHQ2 bids - and why
Since launching our project to hunt down every proposal Amazon received for its second headquarters, we’ve found that a number of cities were more than happy to share what they’re offering to lure in the tech giant. A growing number, however, aren’t so keen and are keeping their bids hidden in a shroud of exemptions. Here’s a look at which cities rejected our request and why.
![How much did your town spend on its shot at being Amazon's second headquarters?](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/11/27/amazon_spend_for_bid.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
How much did your town spend on its shot at being Amazon’s second headquarters?
Towns across the nation aren’t just offering Amazon decades of property tax-free residency. Some also spent taxpayer dollars to put together the bids for Amazon’s second headquarters. Fresno, California spent $1,000 for the promotional video they had made. Camden County, New Jersey, authorized spending up to $40,000 on the bid’s design, renderings, videos and more from an architecture firm. On the other hand, many places spent nothing at all.
![How San Francisco's bid for Amazon's second headquarters does - and doesn't - discuss gentrification](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/11/19/sanfran.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
How San Francisco’s bid for Amazon’s second headquarters does - and doesn’t - discuss gentrification
The tech-filled San Francisco Bay Area bidded on Amazon’s second headquarters, without giving much attention to how much that headquarters would gentrify some of the last remaining affordable spaces in the Bay.
![Is the government spending money on it? Well, then, you have a right to know about it.](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/11/17/ContractsCov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Is the government spending money on it? Well, then, you have a right to know about it.
Every year, literally hundreds of billions of tax dollars are spent on contracting agreements with private businesses. And all of them are subject - to some extent - to public records laws and inspections.
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Carlton Purvis sent this request to the Oakland Public Schools of Michigan
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San Francisco Airport Security System Contract
Carlton Purvis sent this request to the City and County of San Francisco Airport Commission of San Francisco, CA