Not even a good try.
Your blockquote is basically a sanitized version of the quote I called out.
Maybe I should have included this quote, too:
The city then commissioned an economic analysis that concluded Wal-Mart would not serve the needs of Hercules residents and instead would draw lower income residents of surrounding cities. Wal-Mart serves shoppers with a typical annual household income of less than $50,000, the report said -- far less than the average of nearly $90,000 in Hercules.
As for Wal-Mart's "crushing them like ants"
Wal-Mart's initial proposal for a 142,000-square foot store near Hercules' San Pablo Bay waterfront was rejected by the City Council. So the company submitted a scaled-down plan that included a pedestrian plaza, two outdoor eating areas and other small shops, including a pharmacy.
You're trying to put lipstick on elitist pigs. Quit while you're ahead.