Franchises

SACRAMENTO MAYOR OFFERS ARCO HELP IN KINGS DEAL

2.10.1997

          Sacramento Mayor Joe Serna met with Arco officials
     Friday, offering help in talks with the Kings over
     promotional rights at Arco Arena, as well as mending fences
     over a "joke" he made, according to Tony Bizjak in the
     SACRAMENTO BEE.  Just after the City Council approved a $70M
     Kings loan last week, Serna announced that it was now up to
     Arco and the Kings to resolve their disagreement over naming
     rights.  He then added "with a grin" that Arco has AM-PM
     Mini Markets all over town: "I'm not too sure I like beer
     being sold at those AM-PMs."  The comment reportedly added
     to the feeling among Arco officials that they were being
     "unfairly painted as the potential guilty party if the Kings
     leave."  If no agreement comes within ten days of last
     Wednesday's vote, Kings officials have said the team likely
     will have to leave town (SACRAMENTO BEE, 2/8).

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