I certainly agree with what she says there, but wonder just how far bruised egos (and misplaced ego at that) will drive them. Certainly all along it could have worked that way. If when they had first got poor they had admitted it, tried to get help. When they couldn't, if they had sacrificed some leverage by telling the community that they couldn't hold the line any longer, but they would try to sell local, then they never accumualte ill will. they aren't jokes, at least not in Sacto. Having gone so far though down the other path, will ego even let them back?
Its why KJ's little announcement the Maloofs could retain a minority stake was sneaky smart --opening that door for redemption. But the Maloofs egos may take as just one more affront. A pity move that publicly reduces them, when they are the Maloofs! Genius businessmen and all that nonsense.