Pinky Up: I’m from San Francisco. When anyone would ask me about Pride in Sacramento, I would say you must be on time because 5 people walk in a small circle twice. My eldest daughter from San Francisco and her partner wanted to see Sacramento Pride Celebration. First things first, its […]
Sacramento City Council members earn $55,000 a year. Last night five members (plus the mayor) voted to gift themselves $43,500 in discretionary monies. The bonanza was cleverly drafted into a budget proposal that would increase police and fire personal as well as restore other city services. When citizens passed Measure U to temporarily increase taxes, […]
Sacramentans can exhale, the Kings are staying and the Maloof‘s are gone. Mayor Johnson efforts must be commended . Once the celebrating ends and the last bit of purple confetti is swept away, reality begins. A few weeks after the council approved a non binding $258 million term sheet. City Manager John Shirey told the […]
Its happening where the lights are bright. Downtown- Midtown and East Sacramento. Baby Boomers, empty Nesters and Millennials are returning to the urban core where one can walk to restaurants,shops museums and other venues. The once dormant condo market is on fire in midtown. During the Economic crises, they couldn’t give condos away, many became rentals. […]
Readers know I have been very critical of the Mayor of Sacramento. But every once in a while, you have to sit back and give credit where credit is due. Mayor Kevin Johnson assembled a team to retain the Sacramento Kings and was successful. Sacramento is the capital of the largest state in […]
Clearly its personal…… It’s not about the City of Sacramento or Seattle. It’s about honor and principal. The newly empowered, Maloof Family wants respect. If they had the cash, I believe they would stay in Sacramento and build this team, the brothers liked Sacramento and the liked owning a professional franchise. But they don’t have the capital. […]
The drums are beating in Sacramento‘s neighborhoods. Details in the term sheet has made many local groups, organizations, bloggers uneasy. There are large cracks in the term sheet. Critics have questioned the real numbers , which could be as much 400 million. On April 8, Dan Walter, Columnist with the Sacramento Bee said. The area’s largest […]
After reviewing the Entertainment and Sports Center(ESC) Term Sheet. The Sacramento Kings moving to Seattle may be the best gift for Sacramentians. The 2013 sheet is overly optimistic with perfect storm forecasts. It has several unsubstantiated claims for growth and insufficient traffic/parking studies. In a city facing deficits this year, the questions becomes is the ESC a good deal from […]
How do you feel about tax dollars being used to keep the Sacramento Kings and building an Arena at Downtown Plaza? Here is an opportunity to be heard…. This is bellwether before the March 26th Council meeting where the council may vote to authorize a public subsidy to help finance an arena. The meeting will be held on Saturday, March […]
Last year it seemed all pieces for the Downtown Arena at the Railyards had a place. With all the contributors identified, Sacramento‘s contribution would have been 250 million dollars. Fast Forward to March 2013. The Sacramento Kings are not simply moving out of town, they are up for sale. While Sacramento has bidders in place […]
June 16, 2013
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