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

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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

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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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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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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

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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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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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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

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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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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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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

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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

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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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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

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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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