Politics Sonic Bust
The Sonics bill is dead this year.
Gov. Gregoire just held a press conference where she said: “We need further assurance that the city and the Sonics can come to a mutually acceptable working agreement before the legislature acts.”
(Even though, the Sonics are seeking a local tax—the legislature needs to sign off on it.)
She added: “We’re committed to working with the Sonics and local government during the interim [meaning after the session ends] to bring a package forward that both the legislature and the public can support.”
At the press conference she was asked if the votes had been there to support the Sonics package.
She said: “No.”
I wonder if the Sonics gaffe—hosting a Ken Hutcherson event last night—didn’t peel off at least 4 votes in Olympia yesterday.
Anyway, now that the Sonics have failed the last two sessions in a row, you think they might get the idea that the bailout model isn’t going to work?
This is hot shit. Thanks for the update Josh. This really puts the City in a better future negotiating space as the Sonic's bluff has been called. They have lost the power to rush this through without close scrutiny. Seattle and Washington State, led by Nick Licata and a lot of citizens, won. We stood up to prosports. I am proud of Seattle. Let's hope there are no politicians that will fuck this up.