Of course. Can’t you people add 2+2? Johnson’s an ex-NBA player who wants to spend public money to benefit the NBA and it’s corporate friends. You don’t think there’s a payback in the making there? Come on. Wake up! You’re being conned. Call him out!

In a fair and just world politicians would be prosecuted for knowingly misleading the public on matters that effect their tax payments. It would be prosecuted just like perjury and fraud – as a felony. Lying to constituents to gain votes or political contributions should be an extremely serious offense. It destroys the faith and trust of the electorate. And in a so-called democracy there is really no greater political sin than that. BUT THEY ALL LIE BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH IT! The dirty system protects them. That’s why the entire political system is one big farce. LIARS AND FRAUDS are totally shielded from punishment.

Every budget this state has put forth for the past 20 years has over stated revenue and understated expenses. It is done intentionally. It is not going to change. The cities are just doing what Mom and Dad State are watching them, and why not-there are no consequences for such lies.

Cannot wait until #1) San Diego votes to put ALL public employees into 401K’s in June, and #2) Jerry Clowns pension sales tax gets destroyed at the ballot box (Clown will then pass a tax increase unilaterally with the legislature once this happens-mark my words-or he will try again as soon as he can get another ballot qualified, heck we just destroyed Arnold on this very issue last year……………..

“If arenas are such a good investment, Johnson could stand up to the NBA and tell them to find funders. It’s obvious that no one wants to pay for the arena, including taxpayers and city residents”

Why would Johnson, a former NBA’er himself, stand up to his buddies in the NBA? It’s a perfect opportunity to grease the skids for his connections setting himself up for a nice big payback. You think he’s promoting the sports arena for the benefit of the citizens and taxpayers??? 😀

Johnson doesn’t have clue one how to run a city. But you elected him. Good luck.

We are already straining under higher utility costs, surcharges for utilities, solar surcharges, libraries, police reductions, shabby parks, lousy street maintenance, a sewer system falling apart because the city has not done maintenance on it, nefarious garbage contracts, lane reductions in favor of bike lanes for cyclists,… the list could go on.

I am a native Sacramento resident, and have watched short-term politicians screw up this city with their “big thinking.” And then they move on to the next political gig, and leave taxpayers holding the bill for one failed plan after another.

The City is charged with staying focused on the things which benefit all residents – libraries, parks, bicycle trails, swimming pools, convention center, community centers.

Redevelopment projects to steal land for higher tax projects, sports arenas, and other “public-private” projects are taxpayer funded boondoggles, and are not infrastructure. Roads, streets, parkways, are.

– Katy

Then tell the Kings to BUILD THEIR OWN NEW AREANA.

What is stopping them from raking in the Big Bucks a new area willl command???