It could have pushed those sports unfamiliar to Brazilians, put its marketing muscle behind innovative ways to engage the populace, subsidised ticket prices, better supported a haphazard attempt to give away hundreds of thousands of tickets to schoolchildren, and it could have used its expertise to fix transport and signage issues and made it easier and more attractive for fans to travel.
But so-called "work rules" -- involving the amount of input workers have over changes in procedure -- gummed up the deal, as did safety concerns over tunnel lighting, track clearing and track signage, among other issues.
The Attorney General of California ruled in 2011 that "private property owners may not acquire, by means of issuing a written warning or posting signage, the right to issue parking citations imposing monetary sanctions to the owners of vehicles parked on their property".
"Beyond that, the issue of signage and parking was not something the department was party to".
Taylor added that the Secretary of State's office has given instructions to election administrators to address the issue with signage, trained election officials on these issues and required county officials to maintain "a meticulous log of any malfunctioning machines, and remove any machines that are malfunctioning".
At issue is whether signage regulations in the town of Gilbert, Arizona run afoul of the US Constitution's First Amendment free-speech guarantee.
Safety concerns over tunnel lighting, track clearing and track signage were also among unresolved issues.
People here lock horns over real issues, such as tasteful signage.
They gained approval from Los Angeles County to build their own church early last year after agreeing to a set of operating guidelines -- covering such issues as parking, lighting, signage and hours of services -- with the regional planning commission and neighbors (including my father).
The official resistance to wilderness signage, in particular, has become a safety issue.
