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Tag Archives: Mayor Kevin Johnson
Is the arena deal really dead?
The deal to construct a new arena at the Downtown Railyards has seemed to have died twice now in the public eye; once in New York after talks fell apart at the NBA Board of Governors meeting, and again last week in … Continue reading
Kevin Johnson rubs elbows with the stars in DC
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson took a timeout from drafting new plans for a Downtown arena to mingle with celebrities at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington D.C. on Saturday night. He tweeted the following pics from the afterparty: … Continue reading
Arena public request round 2: Robbie Waters Edition
Former City Councilmember and Sheriff of Sacramento County Robbie Waters fired off a request to the City of Anaheim today for all documents regarding communications between that local government body and the Kings organization, and with other groups working on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anaheim, downtown arena, honda center, maloofs, Mayor Kevin Johnson, robbie waters
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Bloomberg: “Sacramento Is Fresh Victim of Bad Stadium Deals”
An new opinion piece on Bloomberg.com is a must-read for any arena skeptic in Sacramento. Titled “Sacramento Is Fresh Victim of Bad Stadium Deals”, it masterfully captures everything that worried this blogger in ways I could only one day hope to … Continue reading
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Tagged bloomberg, downtown arena, john shirey, maloofs, Mayor Kevin Johnson
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Just when did the City know the Maloofs were worried about the arena deal?
Officials at the city would have you believe that the Maloofs waited until last Friday to air their problems with the arena deal for the first time. But a series of emails and documents obtained by ranSACkedmedia raise doubt about … Continue reading
War of words begins new chapter in arena saga
The fallout from the collapse of the arena deal last week is spilling over into a war of the words between all parties involved, hinting that this divorce is going to be messy. Here’s some of the choice highlights as of … Continue reading
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Tagged downtown arena, maloofs, Mayor Kevin Johnson, Think Big Sacramento
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KJ says negotiations are over
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson has sent a letter to Maloof family that reaffirms that the city is done when it come to negotiations over the proposed Downtown arena. The letter, which was made available to the press, reads as follows: To … Continue reading
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Tagged downtown arena, maloofs, Mayor Kevin Johnson, nba board of governors, sacramento kings
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George Maloof basically calls Sacramento officials liars in Sports Illustrated
George Maloof was quoted in multiple news outlets on Friday, both local and national, seemingly in an attempt to snuff out the public firestorm that erupted after the news broke that the Kings organization would not contribute any funding for … Continue reading
House Speaker Boehner takes quiet tour of Natomas levees
Speaker of the House John Boehner received a private tour of the Natomas levee system on Sunday by Representative Dan Lungren as part of the ongoing effort to lobby the federal government to spend more money to fix the aging and critical infrastructure … Continue reading
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Tagged angelique ashby, dan lungren, flooding, john boehner, Mayor Kevin Johnson, natomas, Power Balance Pavilion
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Arena agreement reached between Johnson, Maloofs
A visibly emotional Gavin Maloof told reporters on Monday that he was glad it was finally coming to an end. Referring to the intense 3-days of negotiations presumably, as it appears now that Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson has convinced the … Continue reading
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Tagged downtown arena, maloofs, Mayor Kevin Johnson, nba, sacramento kings
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No, Power Balance Pavilion does not create 1,000,000 jobs
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson either doesn’t have a good grasp on reality, or he needed a little more coffee this morning before he took off to Orlando to discuss the proposed arena with NBA officials. When CBS 13 asked him … Continue reading
Arena vote pushed back by request of the NBA
The long-awaited vote on the proposed Downtown arena has been pushed back for a week after a request from the NBA, ranSACkedmedia has learned. The following emails are making the rounds between city staffers: ——————————- Dear Council Members, This is … Continue reading
The proposed Downtown arena hasn’t been designed yet, costs expected to increase
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson spoke about the progress on the arena project at his weekly press conference on Tuesday and one factoid in particular caught the ear of this author: “Design work for the new arena has yet to begin.” … Continue reading
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Tagged downtown arena, marcos breton, Mayor Kevin Johnson, sacramento kings
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What do you love about Sacramento? City leaders want your video response
Check out this video produced by the City of Sacramento, starring the current council and Mayor Johnson. Each representative gets a quick shot to share what they love about Sacramento. Vice Mayor and District 1 councilwoman Angelique Ashby loves “the … Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: Poll shows strong opposition to Mayor Johnson, parking plan, arena
The results of a recently conducted poll were released on the Sacramento Bee’s website this afternoon, and it didn’t paint a pretty picture for Mayor Kevin Johnson. The title alone almost says it all; Poll shows less than half support … Continue reading
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