The new kings kingdom

So Cal Expo is the new proposed site for an arena. The first thing that came to my mind is where is all that traffic going to go? After visions of that bottle neck on I-80 along Arden faded I realized I didn't care when it came down to it, as long as the Kings stay in Sacramento.

Measures R and Q failed mainly because the tax payers didn't want to fork the buck over, but another underlying theme was the debate between keeping the arena in Natomas or putting it downtown for the sake of traffic. That debate roared on and all the while I was begging for it to pass and assure a 30 year contract extension between the city and Maloofs. As you know, it didn't happen.

Now we have the NBA involved and from what it sounds like, they are going put a lot of their pocket book into the project. Because of this, I think we should let them put the arena anywhere they want and worry about the traffic when it comes. I know I could tolerate a little extra time to get in and out of a new arena if the Kings put together another championship run and my tax dollars were being used for other things such as schools.

Thought I feel that residents of Sacramento have become immune to the threats of the Kings leaving by now, I know for a fact everyone would breath a sigh of relief the minute that first shovel is dug into the ground by David Stern and the Kings open up the 2008-2009 season with a new world class facility. The traffic hurdles I am sure can be engineered to function but there is one remaining factor should Cal Expo be the spot for the Kings. Where is the fair going to be???

Oh fellow citizens of the Sacramanento area...are we ever happy?