City council vote and latest news, rumors, etc.
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Tonight is the most important night thus far in this whole saga.
It is when the "whales" will be announced and Sac's bid will be legitimized. Nothing final will come until likely the BOG votes in April, but it's possible that it will be decided before that, or that at least we might all know, if not be official.
Things have been moving very fast the last few weeks, and KJ has been MASTERFUL with the PR and timing of announcements. All indications, including comments/reports from other owners, are that if KJ comes through with what he has been claiming (and essentially reporting to us) -- and this will be announced tonight (though perhaps not all the details of the bid, we will see) -- that it will be a no brainer to keep the Kings in town, or at the very least, block the sale to Hansen/Ballmer. We seem to have all the momentum at the moment. City council votes are pretty much locked in favor of a major arena subsidy, if that is part of the plan. Final arena site still not nailed down.
And like KJ.... I'M PUMPED TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is when the "whales" will be announced and Sac's bid will be legitimized. Nothing final will come until likely the BOG votes in April, but it's possible that it will be decided before that, or that at least we might all know, if not be official.
Things have been moving very fast the last few weeks, and KJ has been MASTERFUL with the PR and timing of announcements. All indications, including comments/reports from other owners, are that if KJ comes through with what he has been claiming (and essentially reporting to us) -- and this will be announced tonight (though perhaps not all the details of the bid, we will see) -- that it will be a no brainer to keep the Kings in town, or at the very least, block the sale to Hansen/Ballmer. We seem to have all the momentum at the moment. City council votes are pretty much locked in favor of a major arena subsidy, if that is part of the plan. Final arena site still not nailed down.
And like KJ.... I'M PUMPED TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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If he doesn't announce tonight it would be a huge misstep. He allowed for the media to speculate all week that this was the day with no corrections. Had yesterday he said "no announcement tonight, soon though" that would be one thing. Everyone involved in this will be watching tonight. This is a big big deal tonight.
Tonight is Mayor Johnson's 2013 State of the City: Sacramento Next event.
Crown Downtown has always backed Mayor Johnson with his goals of keeping the Kings, building a downtown entertainment and sports complex, a reuse of Natomas and other reasons that are #BiggerThanBasketball
Show your support with our Twibbon and hashtag of #WeSupportKJ
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Crown Downtown has always backed Mayor Johnson with his goals of keeping the Kings, building a downtown entertainment and sports complex, a reuse of Natomas and other reasons that are #BiggerThanBasketball
Show your support with our Twibbon and hashtag of #WeSupportKJ
To make one go to: http://twibbon.com/support/crown-downtown
This is one of the stations that has been following it, would think they might have it
http://news10.net/
No promises.
This station's reporter says they will carry it live:
Jim Crandell @JimCrandell
One more time because people keep asking, FOX40 will carry Mayor KJ's entire speech LIVE on TV at 6PM.
http://www.fox40.com/
http://news10.net/
No promises.
This station's reporter says they will carry it live:
Jim Crandell @JimCrandell
One more time because people keep asking, FOX40 will carry Mayor KJ's entire speech LIVE on TV at 6PM.
http://www.fox40.com/
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Honestly, I don't know if there will be much announced tonight that will really sway the final outcome, at least nothing that we don't already suspect. Most likely KJ announces investors, but does he go into detail on the plan? Probably not enough detail to tell one way or another how the BOG will take it. I wouldn't expect numbers or details (although I would love it if those were announced).
As long as everything goes according to plan, then the biggest date is the vote itself. In the meantime, we just have to keep showing support for the mayor's efforts, hope that a new/good arena plan falls into place over the next few weeks, and hope that there are no pitfalls along the way. Steady news is good news.
As long as everything goes according to plan, then the biggest date is the vote itself. In the meantime, we just have to keep showing support for the mayor's efforts, hope that a new/good arena plan falls into place over the next few weeks, and hope that there are no pitfalls along the way. Steady news is good news.
Yeah, News 10 says they'll stream it live.
Also, 5:30PM PST would be 1:30AM GMT. And if the speech isn't until 6pm then obviously that's 2am.
Also, 5:30PM PST would be 1:30AM GMT. And if the speech isn't until 6pm then obviously that's 2am.
Agreed. In general, I think he will announce the whales tonight.
He tends to under-promise and over-deliver, so i wonder if there may be others involved announced tonight? Maybe a Webber or other former player to be a minority owner? Maybe the basics of the arena plan to be proposed? Obviously all of this is just speculation on my part, but I kinda hope there is a little surprise to tonight as well as the expected.
He tends to under-promise and over-deliver, so i wonder if there may be others involved announced tonight? Maybe a Webber or other former player to be a minority owner? Maybe the basics of the arena plan to be proposed? Obviously all of this is just speculation on my part, but I kinda hope there is a little surprise to tonight as well as the expected.
The coverage is crappy, with the camera aimed at the currently empty speaker's podium and not focused on the video currently being shown on the multiple screens up around the auditorium. You definitely get a feel of almost a campaign event, though, and it's clear they're working towards building excitement for what is about to come.
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