Joe Weisenthal

Well, say more about the competitive advantage for Baltimore when it comes to attracting tech businesses and AI in particular, because it feels like at the moment, every city in the U.S.

certainly is kind of trying to do the same thing, right?

I guess you're really close to the data centers in Virginia as well, technically, right?

Do you have a favorite KPI when it comes to like local government efficiency, like a number that you watch to try to judge the progress you're making?

I have just one more question, and it's entirely out of personal interest.

But if I want to explore Baltimore outside of the Greyhound bus station and the casino that's next to it, where should I go?

Let's say summer.

That's when I'm next going to visit my dad in Annapolis.

Oh, culture, art, parks, gardening, animals.

Yes.

I didn't want to say everything except sports, but that's pretty much it.

You've sold me crab cakes and costumes.

I am there.

Mayor Brandon Scott, thank you so much for coming on All Thoughts.

So, Joe, that was obviously very interesting.

I never expected to interview the mayor of Baltimore in Madrid, but, you know, one of those nice occasions that happens.

Yeah.

And I thought it was really interesting to hear how, I guess, developers slash businesses are actually thinking about it because like, yes, it's at the forefront of everyone's mind.

But it's kind of interesting to hear maybe a specific business will be like, we're interested once the homicide rate is below this particular number.

I guess you have to have like a numerical target in your mind as well.