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          Oakland and Alameda County taxpayers will "fork over
     nearly" $23M next year to subsidize operations at Network
     Associates Coliseum, down "several million dollars from this
     year's public bailout of the deal to return the Raiders to
     Oakland."  According to projections released Thursday, the
     cost of litigation with the team will "probably hit" the $10M
     mark by next summer, when county officials "hope to be
     finished with a case that has ballooned beyond their
     expectations" (CONTRA COSTA TIMES, 6/30)....In Salt Lake
     City, Rolly & Jacobsen-Wells write, "Thanks to a violation of
     the state's liquor laws -- a Delta Center employee mistakenly
     sold beer to a minor -- the center's liquor license was
     suspended for one week."  Even though the violation occurred
     in late February, "bureaucrats did not impose the prohibition
     during the Jazz season or NBA playoffs.  Instead, they
     applied the punishment this week for a WNBA Utah Starzz game
     and the Jazz's NBA draft party."  Free hot dogs and sodas
     were handed out on draft day to "alleviate the pain of a
     beerless day, which cost the center thousands of dollars in
     revenue" (SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, 6/30)....In Cincinnati, Dan
     Klepal notes that changes to Crosley Terrace, the $8M
     entrance plaza of the Reds' new ballpark, were unveiled
     Wednesday (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 6/30)....Pepsi Arena in
     Albany, NY, has extended its facility management agreement
     with SMG for ten more years.  SMG has managed the arena since
     it opened in '90 (SMG).

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