tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post2645205164417470923..comments2024-03-28T13:11:43.470-07:00Comments on Elk Grove News.net: Elk Grove Mayor Shows How To Create Buzz, Embellish Reality To Get Soccer Stadium Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-71252208592645753812013-04-04T08:15:13.175-07:002013-04-04T08:15:13.175-07:00How could anyone "trust" our elected off...How could anyone "trust" our elected officials after this stunt? Mr. Davis has turned out to be "the usual suspect" but with a different face. I find him as insulting as Mr. Leary and Mr. Briggs...only difference is...well, I can't really say. It is sad it only took a few months for the power of the mayorship to overtake his integrity. I had much higher hopes for this man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-61552819906197168002013-04-03T15:44:56.637-07:002013-04-03T15:44:56.637-07:00After reading the stories regarding the announceme...After reading the stories regarding the announcement, I would have to say Mayor Davis did a masterful job of spinning this to his advantage. Not only did the Bee and the Business Journal essentially rewrite the press release, the stories centered on Mayor Davis' comments which were meant to create this aura of pro soccer stadium inevitability. <br /><br />Repeat something over and over, whether it is true or not, and pretty soon people believe it. Mayor Davis will continue to repeat our "need" for a pro soccer stadium over and over to the point people will just assume we need one. <br /><br />I would say as deceptive as it may have been, Mayor Davis punked the media. Capt. Benjamin L. Willardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-35967619031842926432013-04-03T07:21:37.115-07:002013-04-03T07:21:37.115-07:00Does Mayor Davis think we live in a country other ...Does Mayor Davis think we live in a country other than the U.S.? A country in which the majority of people actually care about soccer? It's a shame he has nothing else to focus on... oh wait, he does, but chooses not to...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-49119618770877086312013-04-02T23:41:51.878-07:002013-04-02T23:41:51.878-07:00Wow mayor daves girls soccer move really puts the ...Wow mayor daves girls soccer move really puts the bush in his bush league local politicsOlajuwonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-42059552661793494372013-04-02T22:52:03.432-07:002013-04-02T22:52:03.432-07:00Building stronger neighborhoods with a laser focus...Building stronger neighborhoods with a laser focus!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-31934831479791941882013-04-02T21:53:45.732-07:002013-04-02T21:53:45.732-07:00Actually it is a little embarrassing reading about...Actually it is a little embarrassing reading about this small town Mayor trying to play the "big boy" games. Best to just stick with the Food Trucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-64845028045232071512013-04-02T19:55:46.298-07:002013-04-02T19:55:46.298-07:00I'll have to agree with you......DISGUSTING!I'll have to agree with you......DISGUSTING! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-77429889110415790852013-04-02T19:37:35.001-07:002013-04-02T19:37:35.001-07:00Sorry Pele,
I don't think there'll be any...Sorry Pele,<br /><br />I don't think there'll be any bond measures here. How about revenue bonds that we're all going to be stuck with when the city can't make good? We're all going down.<br /><br />This press release brought to you by the letter "D" dumb, deceptive, dishonest and disingenuous. Disgusting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693256921060044086.post-14526643086455286602013-04-02T18:55:22.524-07:002013-04-02T18:55:22.524-07:00And to call this a soccer stadium is a misnomer. T...And to call this a soccer stadium is a misnomer. The feasibility study basically projected that the pro soccer team and its 17 home games would only generate about half of the revenue needed to pay the cost. Instead, the "soccer stadium" will need to scrounge around with bookings all year for the life of a 30 year bond to hopefully pay the bills. <br /><br />If a high school soccer field works fine for lower division soccer teams like this pro women's team, then what is the incentive for them to pay the substantially higher fees just to enjoy the privilege of playing in THEE SOCCER STADIUM! And just how many 44,000 seat concert bookings will we get to play at THEE SOCCER STADIUM over the course of a year, for the life of a 30 year bond? <br /><br />I don't know about you all, but my measure of a successful city is one in which I enjoy rising property values and home equity, relatively low crime rates, and an abundance of open space and cultural amenities. If THEE SOCCER STADIUM can bring that, then I will ignore what has happened in Stockton, and overlook the more blatant examples of seedy neighborhoods surrounding stadiums in Oakland and the Coliseum in LA for example. <br /><br />Until then, spare us the political hot air and stop trying to be another Kevin Johnson, a one-trick pony. Right now we are the bottom feeders of the Sacramento region and will take any crumb headed our way. To go from discount retail to major league soccer is too much for my pocketbook and imagination to absorb right now. <br /><br />Call me skeptical and underwater on my mortgage. Pelenoreply@blogger.com