Let Them Hear It Again: HERE WE STAY!

and excitement last night …. anyone who DOESN’T want this team here in Sacramento is a complete moron.

And for those of you who would prefer to send one email to the group, copy the info below and paste it into your email (I think this should work with most email software/websites):

aashby@cityofsacramento.org; jschenirer@cityofsacramento.org; ssheedy@cityofsacramento.org; scohn@cityofsacramento.org; rkfong@cityofsacramento.org; kmccarty@cityofsacramento.org; bpannell@cityofsacramento.org; dfong@cityofsacramento.org

Sent from Georgia, maybe that will help, this is a Coast to Coast concern…

from the Bay Area

My letters have been sent.

—When explaining to a nay sayer Sac Bee moron OR to someone who matters.
The current amount of money the city gets for parking is going to be protected. ALL of this NEW money that is going towards the arena, doesn’t exist, BUT for a downtown arena.

All of this NEW parking money for ALL events is currently being collected by the Maloofs at PBP. The Maloofs not getting this money is a big, big point in all of this and could be considered a major concession/contribution on their part.

and passed it onto all family who support the Kings

Truth in advertising. I am a King’s fan. Season ticket holder for 24 years. My son attended Mitch Richmond, Derrick Dickey, Vinnie Del Negro and many other King’s summer basketball camps. He learned a lot about the game and some about life. He had attended the Dickey camp at about age 8. About 6 months later he saw Derrick on the floor after a game. He asked if he could speak to him. I said he doesn’t want to be bothered. He said Derrick had stated they could come up to him to talk anytime, so I said OK. As I watched the conversation extend to 5 minutes I walked down to make sure things were ok. I found Derrick talking him about hoop and the importance of education and to watch out for the kids who may try to lead you away from your goals. My son is now 25 and remembers the camps and the departed Dickey fondly. He is now well educated but unfortunately genetically challenged for the NBA.

All that said, I won’t bore you with how the jobs and revenue will help the Sacramento Community and help diversify our jobs market from state related jobs.

I will say that the King’s charity work is irreplaceable. I won’t remind you that you have all agreed that the current parking revenue stream will be replaced (say a 4 or 5 $ a ticket surcharge?) so that is a non-issue. I will remind you that the tourism head said a few years ago that the King’s directly influenced 3 or 4 million dollars a year being spent in Sac. I will also remind you that the chief of police wants the jobs it will provide for our city.

My point is, that even with all the Disney on Ice events and all the concerts I have gone to with my daughter, I still think the primary thought should be “does this project pencil out and will it be good for the city”. From everything I have read, heard and surmised, this project goes beyond pencilling out; It could change the dynamics of the city forever.

You people are in control of the future of Sacramento. This is a time to forget politics, forget how will your vote affect your chances of being re-elected, and do what’s best for the city. Let Sacramento have the greatness it deserves. To stumble or fail here could adversely affect the next 50 years . I want to , in 20 years, walk with my kids, and their kids, through the streets of the Railyard and tell them that I remember when this booming bustling heart of sacramento was just a pile of toxic dirt.

As a side point, I was reading a Sac Bee circa 1955 + or – and it was discussing all the possibilities of the railyard. Seriously. I am 61 and the city has spent my entire life trying to figure out what to do. End the discussion, vote for greatness, and you will forever be known as the city council that ushered in the great new era of Sacramento.

Please remind them that everyone was buzzing like crazy after that win. If the arena was downtown, that energy would stay downtown and result in all kinds of money being spent at the nearby businesses. In Natomas, people just get in their cars and go home and the city completely fails to monetize any post-victory energy from the fans. I mean honestly, if last night’s game was downtown, how many of you would have gone straight home and how many of you would have stayed downtown and gone to a restaurant or bar or some other place to celebrate? Some people would do that anyways, win or lose, but on a big night like that, people are willing to live a little and loosen the pursestrings a bit. If you unleash 18,000 in the mood to celebrate downtown, the city is surely going to get a decent chunk of revenue back for 41+ nights a year.

Just fired ’em off.

Dear Councilmember,

No matter what your feeling on Kevin Johnson or the Sacramento Kings, the economy of Sacramento needs this building! I currently live in San Luis Obispo, California and I come to Sacramento and support local restaurants as well as the team about 5 times a year because I come to Kings games. There are countless others out there who do the same thing. Sacramento cannot afford to lose my business and business from those like me.
Please support the ESC and keep the Kings in Sacramento. Do whatever it takes!

Thank you very much

….from San Diego