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Sacramento Officials Complete NBA Kings Arena Deal; Council To Vote

Sacramento city officials "completed a definitive agreement Friday evening to replace aging Sleep Train Arena with a new sports and entertainment palace" for the NBA Kings. City officials "released more than 2,600 pages of documents spelling out 35-year lease terms with the Kings, financing of the project, environmental reviews and a host of other details" on the $477M project at Downtown Plaza. The deal "now goes to the City Council for a May 20 vote." The Kings will contribute $222M toward the project, in addition to the $36M they have "spent buying crumbling Downtown Plaza." Read the City of Sacramento documents here (SACRAMENTO BEE, 5/10).

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