2017 World Series Game 6 Livestream Talk, NFL Oakland Raiders Update PLEASE INVEST IN ZENNIE62MEDIA VIA PAYPALHERE: http://ift.tt/2u7j8De
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Tuesday, October 31, 2017
SF Bay Area Events - Oakland Mayor Schaaf State Of The City Speech
SF Bay Area Events - Oakland Mayor Schaaf State Of The City Speech The event is Thursday at the Islamic Cultural Center at 1433 Madison
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Wendy Williams Faints On TV Show - Twitter Reactions
Wendy Williams Faints On TV Show - Twitter Reactions Wendy Williams fainted during the taping of her TV show. The problem was said to be a too hot costume. But. Oh Twitter viewers had a different take. Many said she needed to have her brain scanned and not a simple assumption that she was too hot. Stay tuned.
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Monday, October 30, 2017
Sarah Sanders Trump White House Press Conference On Russian Collusion Money Laundering Indictments
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Paul Manafort, Richard Gates, George Papadopoulos Trump Campaign Aides Indicted For Money Laundering
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Sunday, October 29, 2017
2017 World Series Game 5, NFL Oakland Raiders Recap Livestream
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LeSean McCoy’s 48 Yd TD, Carr INTs, Key Buffalo 34, Oakland 14 Raiders Loss
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Saturday, October 28, 2017
Can Oakland Afford A Universal Basic Income Program?
Can Oakland Afford A Universal Basic Income Program? Universal Basic Income, or what we used to call a Guaranteed Minimum Income, is gaining steam as a way to help combat unemployment and under-employment. Stockton, Ca. has a pilot program using $1 million, and there's another such program in West Oakland, but can Oakland can afford such an initiative. Well, it depends. If Oaklanders believe that all homes should get a monthly check, then the annual price tag is just north of $570 million if we spend $3,600 per household per month. If we have a smaller household population, then it's more affordable from the perspective of a parcel tax. Whatever the case, it's a debate Oakland should have. Stay tuned.
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Friday, October 27, 2017
Bob McNair Not Racist But Houston Texans Owner’s Awful “Inmates Running The Prison” Comment Timely
I have to say something that Bob McNair is one of the finest people in the NFL I've ever had occasion to know. I met him while pitching the Oakland Super Bowl Bid on November 1st 1999, in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, where Wilston sponsored a cocktail party. Bob, or “Mr McNair” as I chose to call him as much as I refer to any person I hold in high respect, has never talked down to me, not made time to talk with me, or frowned at me (as trite as that sounds). I am not Bob's employee and never have been. In the first case, I was his equal: the head of Oakland's effort to land the Super Bowl, just at the time he became the newest owner of an NFL team. In the second case, and still current, I'm still his equal: a member of the press – the fourth estate that covers the NFL. Bob McNair has always been never less than kind, and when I started my media company, always available for a comment or interview, and words of encouragement for me to achieve success. And that's to this day. If he were racist, Mr. McNair would have never done that. Now that does not excuse what Bob McNair said one bit – and he knows it. As much as he made a mistake in endorsing Donald Trump, that was no reflection on who he is as a person or a member of the World business community. It was about power, and that leads to my next point. The Golden State Warriors Draymond Green said it best: In 2017, you can't use a 'figure of speech'. “Figure of speeches aren't OK in 2017,” he rightly said. “If I come out and give a figure of speech in 2017, I'm gonna get fined. I'm gonna get ridiculed.” Then Green went on to point out that it's not OK in society, given that people don't want to here something that's offensive to a group of people. We have to take action to protect good people who are unfairly ravaged on social media. Yes, the comment was plainly not one that should have been made, but what Bob McNair was saying was that he didn't want the employees to run the firm. That opens a large conversation on such things as employee-ownership options, and also black athletes and where they spend their money. To that, I say this: not enough black athletes think of themselves as business people who are equals to the people who own the teams they represent. For example, LeBron James had a shirt on that reads basically that whites in America don't see blacks, even as we protest racist actions. I hated that t-shirt because it put us in the position of being powerless and begging for respect from someone white. I like the alternative, Spike Lee style: invest in media companies (like mine) that spread a message favorable to black athletes. Help black entrepreneurs by investing in their companies like Zennie62Media (er, like mine). We don't see that; what we see are black athletes like Andre Iguodala and Kevin Durant and Mr. Green investing in white startup companies like Postmates. Are we to call them racist? Just asking. The main point is, Bob McNair is a good man who made a mistake. Indeed, it's an error that can help shed light where's its needed the most: on the issue of black wealth and self-esteem. PLEASE INVEST IN ZENNIE62MEDIA VIA PAYPALHERE: http://ift.tt/2u7j8De
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Thursday, October 26, 2017
Oakland Raiders Las Vegas NFL Stadium Soil Study: Cost Overrun Problem Before Groundbreaking
Oakland Raiders Las Vegas NFL Stadium Soil Study: Cost Overrun Problem Before Groundbreaking While The Oakland Raiders are being dragged into plans for a politically driven Las Vegas NFL stadium groundbreaking, my sources, including Clark County Commission Steve Sisolak, have provided information that points to significant cost overruns for the planned new home for the Silver and Black. First, Commissioner, Sisolak, who's also running for Nevada Governor, issued a tweet on October 24th that read “for those who are calling. The @Raiders continue to do soil and geological testing on the @VegasStadium site.” When I asked via my video livestream why it has taken the Oakland Raiders seven months to complete a study that normally takes a months, and why they started the study before buying the land March 31st, then bought the land May 2nd, and now are still doing soil studies? A person who's in the right place to know about sports stadium construction issues, wrote an email to me that read: “it may be the Raiders are doing a second soils test because the first one that was done resulted in worse than expected values with resulting higher costs and they are shopping for a more friendly soils report.” That person who wrote this has 25 years of experience in this area; I can't say who he is. For all I know, he may be working on the Oakland Raiders Las Vegas NFL stadium. Then, there's this email I received from another source: “That (Raiders Russell Road site) area floods almost every year. 12-32 inches of water. That why Mark has to pay to expand the sewerage and drainage system. That 500 million extra doesnt cover that cost i forgot a few months back i had to take a lead safety class. The guy teaching the class is a Oakland Raider fan. He did the testing on the vegas land. He's said the lead and asbestos levels on that land is unexpected. So the guy who teaches the lead safety class is from Hayward. He moved to LA some years back. his company does lead and asbestos testing. His company is the first anfmd the largest lead, asbestos and hazardous test company. The contractors sent him the samples. He told the class that Russell Rd had unexpectedly high levels of lead and asbestos. they sent him 10 sample area. He said they can send 1000 sample it would all come up the same.” When I followed up with that source to determine if he meants that the $500 million was actually the total new cost for on-site infrastructure because of the drainage problem, he said yes. So, that ads $150 million on to the cost of the Las Vegas NFL stadium project to date. So, where we are now is this: Construction Costs: $1.325 million Land, Infrastructure, Onsite Costs: $500 million Offsite Transportation Infrastructure Costs: $450 million Offsite Non-Transportation Infrastructure (Parking) Costs: $195 million NFL Relocation Fee: $370 million Practice Facility: $100 million Contingency: $100 million Total Project Cost: $3.040 billion Including the NFL Relocation Fee, the total project cost is $3 billion. Meanwhile the total funding sources don't help the situation: Team Investment: $500 million Public Investment: $750 million Private Investment (B of A Loan): $850 million Total Funding Sources: $2.1 billion The Raiders are $940 million 'in the hole' as of this writing, and given the cost overruns due to the land problem. That does not include operating losses, which in an early spreadsheet, I estimated at $362 million - that was caused by the loan debt from the Bank of America loan - the original stqdium revenue calculations were not sized to fit the loan. In other words, what other new revenue will be pledged to the project? The spreadsheet includes all event and non-event related revenues, including naming rights. As you can see, the Bank of America Loan causes a giant operating loss that has not been addressed in the way of additional revenue from any known source. The estimates are based on what the stadium consultants and the Raiders produced in 2016. So, we have a negative $362 million operating loss – add the cost overrun and we have a project set to be $1.3 billion 'in the hole' as of this writing. Basically, the Raiders have to fill a giant Las Vegas NFL Stadium $1.3 billion funding gap. This consists entirely of money that would not have to be spent in Oakland in planning for a new stadium. Stay tuned. PLEASE INVEST IN ZENNIE62MEDIA VIA PAYPALHERE: http://ift.tt/2u7j8De
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Wednesday, October 25, 2017
While Las Vegas Plans NFL Stadium Groundbreaking, Oakland Raiders Still Doing Site Soil Analysis
Imagine that you are going to purchase the land to build a home on. The first thing one does is have a soil and site study done. You do that before you sign the contract to buy the land. Now, get this. The Oakland Raiders had an option on the Russell Road site. Then, on March 31st 2017 or days after receiving NFL approval to attempt to move to Las Vegas and build a new stadium, the Raiders started their soil and site analysis. Then, after some months, on May 2nd, the Oakland Raiders officially purchased the same Russell Road site they were doing the analysis on. Right? Now the Raiders are STILL doing the site anaylsis and it's October. Think about it. PLEASE INVEST IN ZENNIE62MEDIA VIA PAYPALHERE: http://ift.tt/2u7j8De
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Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Chester McGuire Obituary Of U.C Berkeley Urban Economist, Berkeley Planning Associates Founder
Chester McGuire Obituary Of U.C Berkeley Urban Economist, Berkeley Planning Associates Founder
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Jeff Flake, Arizona Republican Senator, Announces He Will Not Seek Re-election, Sites Trump
Jeff Flake, Arizona Republican Senator, Announces He Will Not Seek Re-election, Sites Trump
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Sunday, October 22, 2017
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Noel Gallo Oakland Councilmember Says Coliseum City Just One Of Three Sites For Amazon HQ Proposal
Noel Gallo Oakland Councilmember Says Coliseum City Just One Of Three Sites For Amazon HQ Proposal The Oakland Coliseum site is not the only one being pitched for a possible Amazon HQ according to Oakland District Five Councilmember Noel Gallo. But since Oakland Council President Larry Reid told me that the Coliseum City project is not at all dead, then we have to assume Amazon would be made to fit within it, and then have sports and entertainment there as well. Stay tuned. PLEASE INVEST IN ZENNIE62MEDIA VIA PAYPALHERE: http://ift.tt/2u7j8De
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Abel Guillen Will Oakland Councilmember Kill Oakland A's Ballpark Plan?
Abel Guillen Will Oakland Councilmember Kill Oakland A's Ballpark Plan? Abel Guillen is the Oakland District Two Councilmember and all-around good guy and Cal grad running for reelection. The key issue for him is the Oakland Athletics work to build a ballpark at Laney College. The Oakland A's new ballpark will be a complete boost to an area of Oakland that needs it, but it also can displace many current residents unless action if taken to either install initiatives to prevent that, or kill the A's plan. There are some who think Councilmember Guillen just may do the later. Blogger Steven Tavares of East Bay Citizen raised that possibility during our talk about him. It's hard to see where Abel Guillen is coming from regarding the A's Ballpark. Is he for it or against it? Abel Guillen has to pick a side, otherwise his lack of a position and plan could be seen as weakness and cost him in his bid to be reelected. Stay tuned. PLEASE INVEST IN ZENNIE62MEDIA VIA PAYPALHERE: http://ift.tt/2u7j8De
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A Story Of How Oakland Raiders Marc Badain Helped A Former Employee In A Time Of Need
At Friday's Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority Meeting, Steven Tavares, a local blogger who runs the blog East Bay Citizen, told a story of how Oakland Raiders President Marc Badain helped a former employee. The person had to pay for funeral costs for a family member, but was short of funds. Badain got the former employee the money that was needed to help out. There are are a lot of stories like this about the Oakland Raiders over the years, but they don't reach the public as much as they should. PLEASE INVEST IN ZENNIE62MEDIA VIA PAYPALHERE: http://ift.tt/2u7j8De
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Oakland Raiders Marshawn Lynch Suspended One Game For Unsportsmanlike Conduct - NFL Explains Why
Marshawn Lynch Suspended One Game For Unsportsmanlike Conduct - NFL Explains Why In this press release, the National Football League (NFL) explains why Oakland Raiders Running Back Marshawn Lynch was suspended for one game: MARSHAWN LYNCH SUSPENDED ONE GAME FOR UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT MARSHAWN LYNCH of the Oakland Raiders has been suspended without pay for one game for unsportsmanlike conduct in Thursday night's game against the Kansas City Chiefs. NFL Vice President of Football Operations JON RUNYAN issued the suspension for a violation of Rule 12, Section 3, which states that "There shall be no unsportsmanlike conduct. This applies to any act which is contrary to the generally understood principles of sportsmanship." Lynch also specifically violated Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1 (g) which prohibits "unnecessary physical contact with a game official." In his letter to Lynch, Runyan wrote: "You made deliberate physical contact with one of our game officials as he was diffusing an active confrontation between players. You were disqualified for your inappropriate and unsportsmanlike actions. Your conduct included pushing the game official and grabbing his jersey…You were not directly involved in the active confrontation that the game official was attempting to diffuse, nor were you a participant in the play that initiated the confrontation. You were the only player from either team who ran from the sideline to midfield to insert himself into a situation in which he was not directly involved." Lynch will be eligible to return to the Raiders' active roster on Monday, October 30 following the team's October 29 game against the Buffalo Bills. Under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the suspension may be appealed within three business days. Appeals are heard and decided by either DERRICK BROOKS or JAMES THRASH, the officers jointly appointed and compensated by the NFL and NFLPA to decide appeals of on-field player discipline. # # #
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Friday, October 20, 2017
Armando: Raiders And Zennie62 Fan, Friendly BART Agent, At Oakland Raiders vs KC Chiefs Game
Armando: Raiders And Zennie62 Fan, Friendly BART Agent, At Oakland Raiders vs KC Chiefs Game
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This Powell St SF BART Station Agent Thinks It’s OK To Yell At Me When I Need Help Part 2
This Powell St SF BART Station Agent Thinks It’s OK To Yell At Me When I Need Help Part 2 This was crazy. I had a BART ticket with a stamp to exit, as long as I present the ticket. So I did that at Powell St BART, and after showing it to the agent, but the machine told me to see the agent again! So I went back and her tone to me was real rude. And I asked her to just not talk to me that way. Rather that do that,she continued with a way of talking to me that was not necessary. She knows my videos because she said my name, but then did not care. As you can see.
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Oakland Raiders Win Over Kansas City Could Only Happen At Oakland Coliseum
Oakland Raiders Win Over Kansas City Could Only Happen At Oakland Coliseum The Oakland Raiders comeback win against the Kansas City Chiefs, is already being called one of the greatest games in NFL history. And once again the Oakland Coliseum is the site of a history making Raiders Game. Not LA. And this could not happen in Las Vegas.
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Mike Lowry And Nick The Greek At Oakland Raiders vs KC Chiefs Thursday Night Football Game
Mike Lowry And Nick The Greek At Oakland Raiders vs KC Chiefs Thursday Night Football Game
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Thursday, October 19, 2017
George W Bush Says Bigotry, White Supremacy Against American Creed
In a speech today, former President George W Bush said “Bigotry and White Supremacy” were “Against The American Creed”. A swipe at Donald Trump.
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Wednesday, October 18, 2017
NFL Fall Owners Meeting 2017 Day 2 Roger Goodell Press Conference Livestream 2 #NFL
NFL Fall Owners Meeting 2017 Day 2 Roger Goodell Press Conference Livestream 2 #NFL Where Donald Trump domintated the talk. PLEASE INVEST IN ZENNIE62MEDIA VIA PAYPALHERE: http://ift.tt/2u7j8De
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Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Zennie Abraham Interviews Jed York SF 49ers Owners On NFL Player Summit At Owners Meeting
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NFL Fall Owners Meeting 2017 Press Conference Livestream
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Monday, October 16, 2017
Does UNLV Really Benefit From Oakland Raiders NFL Las Vegas Stadium?
Does UNLV Really Benefit From Oakland Raiders NFL Las Vegas Stadium? Why does UNLV need to partner with the Oakland Raiders? Would they be better off with a stadium of their own, on campus? There's a reason the Raiders / UNLV Joint Use Agreement has not been signed...
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Sunday, October 15, 2017
Jim Copes, Maker Of Oakland Boosting T-Shirts, Announces New Design
Jim Copes, Maker Of Oakland Boosting T-Shirts, Announces New Design Old School Copes T-Shirts are regularly sold on Lake Park Avenue next to the Saturday Farmers Market. Jim Copes is a long time Oaklander.
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Saturday, October 14, 2017
Friday, October 13, 2017
Oakland Raiders Should Get Navarro Bowman Former 49ers LB
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Boy This #WomenBoycottTwitter Idea Really Took Off - Its A Worldwide Twitter Trend!
Boy This #WomenBoycottTwitter Idea Really Took Off - Its A Worldwide Twitter Trend! The person who started this did not get the memo: calling for a Twitter boycott produces anything but that! The point was to show support for Rose McGowan, who's Twitter account was suspended after she blasted Ben Affleck. Twitter claimed she posted a personal phone number. So this started. But it's drawing so many people it can't be called a boycott. We have to call it "Everyone For Rose McGowan" or #EveryoneForRoseMcGowan
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Thursday, October 12, 2017
Dr Jen Welter NFL's First Female Coach On Cam Newton And "Female Routes" Comment
Dr Jen Welter NFL's First Female Coach On Cam Newton And "Female Routes" Comment Last week, Carolina Panthers Quarterback Cam Newton was asked a question by Jordan Rodrigue of the Charlotte Observer, a female reporter. In my interview with Dr. Jen Welter about her new book "Play Big," we talked about Cam Newton, given the timing of his comment. Jordan Rodrigue asked about the "physicality" of the routes ran by Panthers wide receiver Devin Funchess. Newton responded by poking fun as a female asking questions about "routes" - a statement he apologized for making. What did Dr. Jen Welter, the NFL's first female coach, and with the Arizona Cardinals, think of what he said? Dr. Welter first emphasized that she's a friend of Cam Newton and that he has been supportive of her from the start. She was taken aback by what he said, but then wondered what the reporter meant by "physicality" of routes? Overall, she believed he was misjudged and said that Cam Newton is what she describes in my interview as a "very nice man. ""It doesn't speak to the man that I know," Dr. Welter said. Dr Welter's new book "Play Big" is a 228 page book that's as much life lessons as it is about her journey to becoming the NFL's first female coach. You can buy it at Amazon: http://ift.tt/2gxSUlx PLEASE INVEST IN ZENNIE62MEDIA VIA PAYPALHERE: http://ift.tt/2u7j8De
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Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Dr. Jen Welter, NFL's First Female Coach, Interview On Her Book "Play Big" #NFL
Dr. Jen Welter, NFL's First Female Coach, Interview On Her Book "Play Big" #NFL My hour-long talk here on Zennie62 on YouTube with the former Arizona Cardinals Linebacker Coach and first female coach in the National Football League. We talked about her book, and Cam Newton's comments of the previous week, as well as the NFL Protest, and the value of diversity in sports and in life. "Play Big: Lessons in Being Limitless from the First Woman to Coach in the NFL" is available at Amazon here: http://ift.tt/2gxSUlx PLEASE INVEST IN ZENNIE62MEDIA VIA PAYPALHERE: http://ift.tt/2u7j8De
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Francesca Zappitelli WWE Star Interview On Her Movie "Ballerina I Am Not"
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Oakland City Attorney Resolution Asks Federal Government To Reclassify Medical Cannabis
Oakland City Attorney Resolution Asks Federal Government To Reclassify Medical Cannabis On November 17th, Oakland City Attorney Barbara Parker's staff will introduce a resolution to the Oakland City Council that, if passed, will ask the Federal Government to reclassify Medical Cannabis from its current status as a “Schedule 1 controlled substance.” The Oakland City Attorney argues that because of this designation, “the federal government considers marijuana as dangerous a heroin with no medical use and high potency for abuse” and that threats of criminal arrest and prosecution leave those in need of the medicine unable to obtain it lawfully. According to the Oakland City Council Agenda for November 17th, the item is called “Subject: Declaration Of Medical Cannabis Health Emergency From: Office Of The City Attorney Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing The City Council's Declaration Of A Local Public Health Emergency With Respect To Safe, Affordable Access To Medical Cannabis In The City Of Oakland” and is Agenda File #17-0197. The meeting starts at 5:30 PM at Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza.
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Las Vegas Stadium Authority Meeting Canceled, Rescheduled Nov 9th
Las Vegas Stadium Authority Meeting Canceled, Rescheduled Nov 9th The reason for the cancelled October 9th Las Vegas Stadium Authority Meeting, according to a communication issued by Steven Hill, it's President, is that they could not find time where a quorum of board members could meet on the outstanding items. The dates finally selected were so close to the next meeting after October 9th, that they elected to go with November 12th. There are as of this writing, the vast majority of documents still either not finished or not signed - most notably the Oakland Raiders / UNLV Joint Use Agreement and the Community Benefits Agreement.
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Oakland Raiders Las Vegas NFL UNLV Stadium Hotel Tax Revenue Falling Short?
Oakland Raiders Las Vegas NFL UNLV Stadium Hotel Tax Revenue Falling Short? The Oakland Raiders three-game-losing streak isn't the only problem the organization faces as of now. Another one involves the monthly stadium hotel tax revenue gathered from the imposition of a .088 percent tax on hotel rooms in venues within much of the 25-mile stadium district. For the first four months of the life of what's called the “stadium hotel tax” Clark County and the Las Vegas Stadium Authority, as well as it's biggest political fan County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak, were eager to report the monthly data, and for good reason: it was always over projections. But even with that, there was an underlying problem: the money collected was, on the average, 10.2 percent less than the month before. The numbers looked like this: Monthly Stadium Tax Revenue – Real versus Budget – with difference, Real – Budget. As you can see by looking at the last numbers column, the difference decreased until it was just $155,645 by June. Then, a funny thing happened: Clark County, and Steve Sisolak, stopped reporting on the numbers for July, August, and September. Why is this important? Because the idea was that the stadium hotel tax was to collect a total amount of money greater than $50 million total for 12 months, or the designated mark to be able to pay for the annual staidium bond debt service plus provide its annual surplus, or what's called the “waterfall”. By June, the stadium hotel tax collected $16,797,274, over the budgeted total of $14,800,000 by $1,997,274. The average budget level per month is $3,700,000, with $3,444,088 as the budget estimate for stadium tax revenue for June, and the actual number at $3,597,933 – that small difference of just $153,845. Here's the problem: we don't know the actual or budgeted stadium tax revenue numbers for July, August, and September. But we do know the actual number has dropped each month – how low did it go in July, August, and September? If each month of real revenue for July, August, and September was below the $3.4 million mark for June for the budget, then there's a problem. Part of that $16,797,274 is $1 million that was to be collected for use by the Las Vegas Stadium Authority from the last fiscal year, leaving $15,797,274 – or $997,274 as a surplus. If the real revenue for July, August, and September is so low, taking yet another $1 million out for the Las Vegas Stadium Authority for the upcoming fiscal year would cut into the surplus of $997,274, leaving a deficit of $2,726. Of that, the Las Vegas Stadium Authority borrowed $500,000 from Clark County, so paying that back would equal $497,274 extra and deepen the deficit – and that's cut into is that which is used for the stadium subsidy itself. This was not supposed to be the situation: the idea was that a revenue surplus from the stadium hotel tax revenue was supposed to be so great that the overall annual revenue mark of $50 million, which includes the bond debt service estimated at about $44 million annually, would be a piece of cake to reach. But the available numbers, the monthly stadium tax revenue decrease, and Clark County's reluctance to share the data for July, August, and September, indicate a problem that spells one solution: for the Las Vegas Stadium Authority to ask for money from the Clark County General Fund to avoid bond money shortfalls. It's an election season. What will Clark County's voters think about spending more public money on an NFL stadium project they weren't asked to pay for in the first place? Stay tuned. PLEASE INVEST IN ZENNIE62MEDIA VIA PAYPALHERE: http://ift.tt/2u7j8De
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Monday, October 9, 2017
Oakland Raiders Las Vegas NFL Relocation Officially Called "Conditional" Per Stadium Authority
Oakland Raiders Las Vegas NFL Relocation Officially Called "Conditional" Per Stadium Authority
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Sunday, October 8, 2017
Oakland Coliseum Site Has Big League Sports Teams - SF Chronicle Shows Ignorance
Oakland Coliseum Site Has Big League Sports Teams - SF Chronicle Shows Ignorance The Oakland Coliseum has played land host to not one, or two, but three major sports teams. In spite of that, and in the face of a Coliseum City plan that could have accommodated the wishes of the Golden State Warriors had the organization showed a real interest in investing in a majority minority town, it's spokesperson uses a mainstream media outlet to issue a stupid comment against The Coliseum. In today's Matier and Ross space, P.J. Johnston, whom I've never met in person but know and is a good man, wrote that the Coliseum was not suitable for big-league sports. Then, he issued a take that made me wonder what he was smoking: “A lot of what drives a deal is what you can build next door” said P.J. Wow, so let me get this straight: the Warriors went over to Mission Bay to build something “next door”? Where? The land is, well, blocked on all four sides. Moreover, Warriors Owner Joe Lacob told me the reason for trying to move to San Francisco was that Mayor Ed Lee and his economic development staff were more aggressive than that for Oakland. Take a look at my 2012 talk with Labob here: What P.J. wrote, or more accurately, said to Matier and Ross was the product of spin – trying to defend a move in the face of owing the Coliseum JPA and the City of Oakland and Alameda County a lot of money. If The Warriors were really in need of land to develop, then the 100 acres that is Coliseum City would have been a better choice than the Mission Bay land they selected. Which brings me to this: the reason the Warriors are building at Mission Bay is because SalesForce Founder and CEO Marc Benioff called Lacob and offered him that land he owned at a good price for the Golden State Owner. It wasn't about “what you can build next door.” And as far as Las Vegas, Matier and Ross know nothing of value about that deal, just the planned $750 million subsidy – something that is in jeopardy after the sad event in Las Vegas. That subsidy, which has not yet been given for stadium construction, is depended on tourist flow to Sin City, which is now certain to take a dive. Stay tuned.
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Oakland Mayor, City Council Should Pass Emergency Ordinance, Fire Police Officers In Sex Scandal
Oakland Mayor, City Council Should Pass Emergency Ordinance, Fire Police Officers In Sex Scandal
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Gal Gadot Kate McKinnon Long Kiss On SNL Hits Twitter Trend #SNL
Gal Gadot kisses Kate McKinnon for 15 seconds Gal Gadot Kate McKinnon Long Kiss On SNL Hits Twitter Trend #SNL
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