City Officially Kills Arena Project After $680,000 Spent
The Sacramento City Council officially laid to rest the downtown arena deal on Tuesday night, cutting off any more funding after already spending nearly $700,000 on the failed project.
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The Sacramento City Council officially laid to rest the downtown arena deal on Tuesday night, cutting off any more funding after already spending nearly $700,000 on the failed project.
A local engineer and a former Sacramento Kings executive say it's possible to give Power Balance Pavilion a major facelift and make it one of the best arenas in America.
The arena dream is dead; and with it, the new downtown dollars will likely dry up.
Sacramento is saddled with all the same problems and uncertainty as a year ago. A new arena is still needed to keep the Kings from leaving town. A talented young core has yet to blend together, and the roster still needs significant upgrades.
DeMarcus Cousins had 23 points and 19 rebounds and Tyreke Evans scored 17 points for the Kings against the Lakers' backups. Sacramentio finished 22-44 in the lockout-shortened season.
Fans got a thank you from their star center, but no comments from the owners, the Maloof brothers, on what the future of the Kings would be.
Mayor Kevin Johnson emerged from a meeting with the Kings at City Hall on Thursday and said the downtown arena talks were "productive" and the sides agreed to pick up talks "bright and early" again on Friday.
The mayor of Sacramento and the Maloofs have scheduled one last face-to-face meeting to try and save the proposed downtown arena.
Jetlagged or not, the Sacramento Kings were determined not to be the team the Charlotte Bobcats beat to end their long losing streak.
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It just goes to show that David Stern is who we thought he was. Speaking to the Associated Press, the NBA Commissioner said it might be better for Sacramento officials and the Maloofs to go through a "cooling off" period.
The commissioner of the NBA said on Thursday that a "cooling off" period might be needed in the Sacramento arena effort.
Sacramento city leaders and the Maloofs continue to point fingers and blame each other for the failed arena deal.
Less than a week after a deal to build a new arena to house the Sacramento Kings collapsed, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson says he has a Plan B.
For one day at least, the off-court acrimony over a decision not to build a new arena was put aside by Sacramento Kings fans.
It's a battle of words between the Maloofs and city officials as things turn nasty.
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During a disjointed press conference in New York on Friday, Sacramento Kings co-owner George Maloof says there was never an arena deal, but that he believes negotiations are ongoing and even suggested renovating Power Balance Pavilion.
As the Maloofs were readying to the address the other NBA owners in New York City on Thursday, back across the country a group of Sacramento business owners were calling for the family to sell the team.
The full-court press to keep the Kings in Sacramento has taken on a new game plan: Keep the team in town but kick the current owners out.
DeMarcus Cousins has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for publicly criticizing officials after a 95-83 loss to Blake Griffin and the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night.
Blake Griffin made three straight jumpers in the closing minutes to finish with 14 points and nine rebounds, overcoming a bruising battle with DeMarcus Cousins to lift the Los Angeles Clippers to a 93-85 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.
Although they agreed to the framework of a deal for a new downtown arena last month, it's becoming more and more apparent that the Sacramento Kings owners have a lot of questions about the $391 million project.
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A parolee who had been previously sentenced to three life terms plus 51 years for sexual assaults in Chico was arrested in Sacramento County after sheriff's detectives said they found multiple substances and a device believed to be used to evade law enforcement.
Two years after the death of their son Colby Tevis from Sacramento to a random act of gun violence, the grief is just as raw. His Mom asks people to light a virtual candle online in memory of her son.
Women's Empowerment is a Sacramento-area nonprofit celebrating 25 years of helping women and their children move out of homelessness and toward stability.
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California Republican legislators are demanding an investigation into payments by state's high-speed rail project to consultants that a state watchdog last week called "wasteful and unallowable."
The NFL fined San Francisco 49ers All-Pro fullback Kyle Juszczyk for what it deemed an "offensive" celebration similar to one he had been doing for several years with no issues.
Bob Pettit was an All-American at LSU before going on to the NBA, where he was an All-Star for each of his 11 seasons, all with the Hawks. He led them to the 1958 championship over the mighty Boston Celtics, the Hawks' lone title.
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