Continuing with his theme of “transparency”, Mayor Kevin Johnson issued a statement on his meeting with AEG President Tim Leiweke and NBA Commissioner David Stern in New York today. According to our friend Rob McAllister of KFBK Radio, Mayor Johnson said in a statement the meetings were “productive.”
“I had a productive conversation today with Commissioner Stern and Tim Leiweke. We exchanged updates on a range of topics, including the positive momentum of last Tuesday’s council vote, the upcoming timeline for the city to determine the private sector’s interest in leasing Sacramento’s parking, and need to finalize the full set of public and private funding sources we’ll need to reach a deal that will create 4000+ jobs and transform our economy.”
“The league has always been flexible … so I don’t know about that (a firm deadline). There are a lot of people working in a positive vein this time, where before, there was a lot of negativity. But everybody is on board. So we’re optimistic guys. We want to get it done here in Sacramento.”– Joe Maloof
Update: News 10’s Nick Moncaelli was in New York and touched base with the Mayor on the meeting. He filed the following report:
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