Why doesn't City of Sac bottle their own water and market it to offset funding shortfalls?

Build it. Get the commitment for the whole project. Do NOT phase it. Increase retail to 70,000 SF. Increase access to/from nearby neighborhoods with ped crossings. I know Calif construction cost are insanely high, but figure how to keep costs down so that the area is middle class affordable, not just upper class.

Is there anyone out there who thinks that the NCAA might have been "asked" not to hold any part of March Madness at Arco anymore just so us locals can get all worked up about a new arena again? If ARCO is in such "bad shape," don't you think that the building would be shut down for safety reasons? Yes, I am fully aware that ARCO is a rather old structure in todays NBA, and a new structure should be considered sometime in the near future. And, no I don't think that the Maloofs should build their own arena, even though they could, but more participation by them tenant improvements would help. Having an arena, an NBA franchise, and the numerous other events an arena attracts is a win for the entire community. Yes, I like having the Kings in town. I like having March Madness, concerts, monster trucks, all-star wrestling. But to have the threat of the Kings moving, or deliberately tearing down the team so that the community quits coming to the games, or have the NCAA publically announce that ARCO is so bad that other venues may consider not holding events there just doesn't work. If I were the Maloofs, the City of Sacramento, Kevin Johnson, I would be down the NCAA's throats after that statement they made, unless of course that was exactly what everyone wanted the NCAA to say.

Too bad. St Rose of Lima was about the only "Currier & Ives" type location downtown can offer. Any other sites would not have the romance nor the practical location for mall shoppers.

My wife and I were married (still are) at the mansion in 1983. The wedding party men wore river boat tail coats with top hats (similar to photo above), the ladies wore turn of the century dresses. Was a lot of fun.