Bexar County Judge Sakai lays out impact, consequences of city's decision on Spurs arena

San Antonio City Council considers November vote on $489M Spurs arena plan

Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai is pushing back against a proposal that would give San Antonio voters another chance to weigh in on millions of dollars in fundin

Bexar County Judge Sakai lays out impact, consequences of city's decision on Spurs arena

Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai laid out the impact and consequences of San Antonio’s decision on the proposed Spurs arena Saturday, ahead of a special City Council meeting Monday on whether to put the arena back on the November ballot.

Spurs arena deal hits potential snag over public funding

The Spurs’ push for a new arena has encountered something every big-money stadium project eventually seems to find: a fight over public money. San Antonio’s city council previously approved $489 million in municipal bond funding toward construction of a new arena. But with the city now facing a projected budget deficit over the next two years, Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones wants voters to have another say. According to Jared Weiss of The Athletic, Jone…

Southwest Notes: Spurs Arena, Rockets, Grizzlies, Mosley

The Spurs’ arena deal has hit a potential snag. San Antonio’s city council had approved $489MM in municipal bond funding toward the construction of a new arena. However, the city is facing a projected budget deficit over the next two years. San Antonio mayor Gina Ortiz Jones wants residents to reauthorize the city’s portion of arena funding this fall, and the deadline to add the issue to November’s ballot is Monday, according to The Athletic’s J…