Following almost slipped under my radar in eNews today.
dateline Oct 24, 2006
(CBS 13) SACRAMENTO CBS 13 News has learned that the Maloofs are out of the proposed arena deal. City leaders tell CBS 13 news they are moving forward without the Maloofs.
Lawmakers who have been working on negotiations with the Maloofs are now preparing a statement that is expected to be released in the next few days. They say people who vote ‘yes’ for the proposed arena tax increase will be voting for the arena - not for the kings.
Talks have broken down again between local leaders and the Maloof brothers. Two weeks before Election Day, lawmakers behind the ‘Q and R’ campaign are still working feverishly to get the proposed arena tax passed.
“We're working on putting together a statement of some kind, that I would anticipate would be available within the next few days,” says Sacramento Supervisor Roger Dickinson.
Joe and Gavin Maloof are in New York for a meeting with the NBA. The team issued a statement today saying it intends to work toward a deal. But for now, there is none.
Sacramento State political Professor Barbara O’Connor says the way this arena proposal is shaping up, reminds her of similar problems in the past.
“It’s a sad commentary - the rail yards turned into the Bermuda triangle. Politicians who try to fix it get smashed with all kinds of things,” she says.
Opponents of ‘Q and R’ say any new statement the city and county reveal in the coming days will be too little too late.
Yes on ‘Q and R’ campaign manager Doug Elmets maintains, any new message, will likely repeat what his campaign has said all along.
“This is once again not about the Maloofs, it’s not about the Kings, and it’s not about the Monarchs. It’s about having an arena in a revitalized part of Sacramento that we own,” he says.
(© MMVI, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
dateline Oct 24, 2006
(CBS 13) SACRAMENTO CBS 13 News has learned that the Maloofs are out of the proposed arena deal. City leaders tell CBS 13 news they are moving forward without the Maloofs.
Lawmakers who have been working on negotiations with the Maloofs are now preparing a statement that is expected to be released in the next few days. They say people who vote ‘yes’ for the proposed arena tax increase will be voting for the arena - not for the kings.
Talks have broken down again between local leaders and the Maloof brothers. Two weeks before Election Day, lawmakers behind the ‘Q and R’ campaign are still working feverishly to get the proposed arena tax passed.
“We're working on putting together a statement of some kind, that I would anticipate would be available within the next few days,” says Sacramento Supervisor Roger Dickinson.
Joe and Gavin Maloof are in New York for a meeting with the NBA. The team issued a statement today saying it intends to work toward a deal. But for now, there is none.
Sacramento State political Professor Barbara O’Connor says the way this arena proposal is shaping up, reminds her of similar problems in the past.
“It’s a sad commentary - the rail yards turned into the Bermuda triangle. Politicians who try to fix it get smashed with all kinds of things,” she says.
Opponents of ‘Q and R’ say any new statement the city and county reveal in the coming days will be too little too late.
Yes on ‘Q and R’ campaign manager Doug Elmets maintains, any new message, will likely repeat what his campaign has said all along.
“This is once again not about the Maloofs, it’s not about the Kings, and it’s not about the Monarchs. It’s about having an arena in a revitalized part of Sacramento that we own,” he says.
(© MMVI, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
