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Subject: Fwd: statement on Seattle announcementFrom: "DC@OMKJ " Date: January 20, 2013 at 3:51:11 PM PSTTo: Ben Sosenko

Daniel Conway


From: christopherDate: January 20, 2013, 3:49:09 PM PSTTo: "Mayor KJ (new)" ,"Jeffrey Dorso"

,"Daniel Conway" Reply-To: christopher

"Sacramento has proven that it is a strong NBA market with a fan base that year in and year out has demonstrated a commitment to the Kings, including (insert factoids on fan support and strength of market). When it comes to keeping the team in our community, Sacramento is playing to win. In particular, we have been focused like a laser on identifying an ownership group that will both have the financial resources desired by the NBA and the vision to make the Kings the NBA equivalent of what the Green Bay Packers have been in the NFL. [If folks are locked in: And we will be formally announcing this group on Wednesday.]"Sent via the Eagle


From: Kunal Merchant Date: January 24, 2013 at 10:49:28 AM PSTSubject: Re: Local_Owner_Bios_Final[1].pdfTo: "DC@OMKJ" Cc: Jeff Dorso , Ben Sosenko

Yes. Would direct all to the press conference

On Jan 24, 2013, at 10:43 AM, "DC@OMKJ" wrote:

FYI - looking for statement. I can always tell her to come to the press at 2 pm.

Ted Gaines office said they've already gotten a call about the bankruptcy news

Daniel Conway


From: Kelly Johnson Date: January 24, 2013, 10:29:50 AM PSTTo: Daniel Conway Subject: Re: Local_Owner_Bios_Final[1].pdf

Hi Daniel,Does the mayor have a comment regarding bankruptcy trustee Dave Flemmer saying the minority owners have a right of first refusal to buy the Kings?

Kelly Johnson, Reporter and Social Media Strategist

| 1400 X St., Sacramento, CA 95818Fax: http://www.sacramentobusinessjournal.comhttp://www.facebook.com/KellyJohnsonBizhttps://twitter.com/KellyJohnsonBiz

From: Daniel Conway Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:35:28 +0000To: Kelly Johnson Subject: Re: Local_Owner_Bios_Final[1].pdf

I think we just pulled them from the web

Daniel Conway

Chief of StaffMayor Kevin Johnson

On Jan 23, 2013, at 1:08 PM, "Kelly Johnson" wrote:

Re: Local_Owner_Bios_Final[1].pdf What were hoping for are the photos themselves. The images within the text document cant be reproduced for our needs.Thanks.


| 1400 X St., Sacramento, CA 95818

-mkj

On Jan 22, 2013, at 10:24 PM, Daniel Conway wrote:

Thanks Meera for putting this together. Here's my take. Jeff - can you bless this so we can get it out soon?

sacramento leaders -

thank you so much for your support of our city. great event today - we made a big impression on the community and the nba.

some of you requested copies of press kits from today's presser - [jeff] from my team will send them to you separately.

now we're already seeing headlines hinting that two mega-whales are coming together in a blockbuster bid to buy the Kings and build a downtown arena. with things moving so quickly, we may be back soon with another announcement. you'll hear from us once things are in place.

keep playing to win

-mkj

On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 5:34 PM, Meera Krishnan wrote:

Jeff / Kunal / Daniel,

Can you let me know if you're fine with the below email going out to local ownership tonight from the Mayor's email address, before I run it by the Mayor? (The first sentence was dictated to me by the Mayor). We won't send it out until after the time and location is confirmed.

Some questions:-I assume we want to send this to Sweigart and Richmond (the two anonymous folks) in addition to everyone else - please let me know if that's not correct.-Do you think we should include Tom Lee when we send this out?-Jeff - should the follow up email with press kits come from you or me?

Thanks,Meera

s: thank you

sacramento leaders -

thank you so much for your support. great event today - we made a really loud statement for the community and the nba.

we will publicly announce the equity owners tomorrow, wednesday, january 23rd at [2pm] at city hall, 915 i street. hope you can make it out again - feel free to invite others.

some of you requested copies of press kits from today's presser - [jeff] from my team will send them to you separately.

-mkj

-- Senior FellowOffice of Mayor Kevin Johnson

Sacramento, CACell:

-- Daniel ConwayOffice of Mayor Kevin Johnson

-- Senior FellowOffice of Mayor Kevin JohnsonSacramento, CACell:

-- Senior FellowOffice of Mayor Kevin JohnsonSacramento, CACell:


Subject: Fwd: CNN Inquiry: Next Week Press ConferenceFrom: "DC@OMKJ " Date: January 18, 2013 at 11:34:12 AM PSTTo: [email protected], Jeff Dorso

FYI - we should touch base with them

Daniel Conway


From: "Conlon, Kevin" Date: January 18, 2013, 10:41:49 AM PSTTo: Cc: Subject: CNN Inquiry: Next Week Press Conference

Hi there, For planning purposescan you folks keep us in the loop ahead of any press conference the Mayor may hold next week introducing a group that wants to keep the team in Sacramento? Id like to make sure we have it on our newsgathering calendar. Thanks! Kevin ConlonPlanning EditorCNN National Desk


From: Mayor Johnson To: "DC@OMKJ" Cc: Jeffrey Dorso , "Kunal Merchant ([email protected])" , Dan Barrett , "[email protected] Sosenko" Subject: Re: Staff BriefingDate: March 23, 2013 at 5:26:30 PM PDT

who else is going from our side

On Mar 23, 2013, at 7:10 PM, "DC@OMKJ " wrote:

Just talked to Amy. Her roll out plan is:

1) wait for Dangberg to finish staff report, then email to council and post on web.

2) brief sac bee - she's aiming for 5:30

3) press conference with Shirey and Dangberg - aiming for 6:15

I'm heading to city hall now

Daniel Conway


On Mar 23, 2013, at 5:01 PM, "Jeffrey Dorso" wrote:

Spoke with Dangberg. He is assimilating term sheet and staff report ASAP.

Once we have we will get out to Council. Daniel will run point in coordinating council briefings starting tonight. Key that we do not lose today in outreach and understanding.

I will probably walk over to City Hall to check on Dangberg etc.

JD


Cc: Daniel Conway , Mayor Johnson , Ben Sosenko From: Jeffrey Dorso Subject: Re: Hansen and Cohn UpdateDate: March 24, 2013 at 11:09:51 PM PDTTo: Kunal Merchant

Word.

Must keep Shirey spine on 36th.

On Mar 24, 2013, at 23:01, Kunal Merchant wrote:

Great intel, DC

Hansen is a tool

On Mar 24, 2013, at 10:58 PM, Daniel Conway wrote:

Talked to the Steves - both want to push the vote to Thursday. Cohn's in a good place on the term sheet, Hansen's being Hansen. Based on their comments and requests its clear they're talking to each other.

Hansen (talked for 20 minutes):- Hansen said he's a "no" vote on Tuesday but that he can "support at the end of the day." Said two days will 1) allow Hansen to get assurances from Shirey that arts will be taken care of and 2) let public have input on term sheet.

- thinks its good public policy and politics to vote Thursday. Council should take testimony tuesday and thursday.

- regarding the term sheet, Hansen said it was "interesting" and "resolved lots of important issues." But he wants to see 5, 10 and 30 year pro formas.

- Arts is key for Hansen. He's concerned about Community Center Theater going out of business and the Crocker loosing revenue from Lots X and Y. When i asked what specifically he needed to feel comfortable he changed the topic.

- after i repeatedly pushed back on delay and arts, Hansen's tone changed and he started saying that the Mayor never asked for his opinion and will only communicate through me. Hansen said MKJ's vm last night was simply to share news not to get input.

- Hansen said "you don't have 5 votes" and "if your boss wants my vote, he shouldn't jam me... it doesn't feel good."

- when i asked Hansen about lunch with RB and MM, he asked how i knew about it and then said he preferred not to talk about it.

- he said he will be in city hall tomorrow

Cohn (talked for 20 minutes)

- in a good place overall. cohn said the term sheet looked "real good" and said the city "got the stuff we wanted"

- Cohn said Shirey told him about Hansen wanting to push the vote to thursday. Cohn said that was a "responsible request." I pushed back and Cohn said that since the term sheet was delayed 2 days then the vote should be pushed back 2 days.

- Cohn said he wants to ask Shirey to report back to council in May with a plan for the Community Center Theater and the Crocker. Cohn said he'll work with Hansen to calm him down on the arts stuff and address his issues.

- Cohn wants to ask Burkle tomorrow if Burkle would have any interest in operating the Community Center Theater. Not a priority for Cohn but he's curious.

Next Steps: - sync up with Shirey to keep him focused on voting on the 26th.- continue to ask allies to reach out council- continue to reach out to council and staff

--

Daniel ConwayOffice of Mayor Kevin Johnson


From: Kunal Merchant Date: January 30, 2013 at 7:14:28 AM PSTSubject: Re: DRAFT - Home Court Advantage Report - please reviewTo: Jeffrey Dorso Cc: Christopher Lehane , Daniel Conway , Trevor Jha , Ben Sosenko , John Parilo , Rahul Chandhok

Great

On Jan 29, 2013, at 9:20 PM, Jeffrey Dorso wrote:

Professor Merchant:

A most engaging read. I will help with the arena slide tomorrow. Need categories like:

Site controlExpedited environmental reviewLand Use ConsistencyAnti-stadium initiativesPending lawsuits

Sincerely,

Professor Dorso

On Jan 29, 2013, at 20:27, Kunal Merchant wrote:

Professors Lehane, Dorso et. al,

Per the Prof. Lehane, attached is a draft of the "Home Court Advantage Report," a devastating, Dateline NBC-like expose on Sacramento's total dominance over Seattle as an NBA market. Special thanks to Professors Jha and Chandhok for getting the ball rolling.

Edits and feedback welcome - need some help with last few slides (specifically how to articulate why our arena plan is better/further along....)

For those of you less familiar with the storied catalog of Think BIG reports, Professor Lehane, myself and others typically seek to produce reports indistinguishable from those of the Federal Reserve or Brookings Institute both in their seriousness of purpose and depth of analytical rigor. I hope this latest entry upholds this fine tradition.

KM


From: "Benjamin A. Sosenko" To: "[email protected]" Subject: Fwd: Local owners

Date: March 7, 2013 at 2:32:17 PM PST

Sent from my iPhone


From: "Bienick, David F" Date: March 7, 2013, 1:17:28 PM PSTTo: Chris Tapio Cc: "Becker, Carolyn E" , "Benjamin A. Sosenko"

Subject: Local owners

Chris,Could you plz send the following information about the local ownership group?1. How many investors now in group?2. What are the names and hometowns of members?3. How many are anonymous?4. Who decides who can join group? Open to anyone who can chip in $1mill?Thanks,David BienickKCRA TV 3

Le Mar 5, 2013 15:06, "Chris Tapio" a crit :

Think BIG Sacramento released a report titled Home Court Advantage today at a roundtable discussion with the Sacramento Region Builders association.

The reports press release, which includes a quote from Think BIG Executive Director Kunal Merchant, is attached. A copy of the Home Court Advantage report is also attached.

The report compares the Sacramento and Seattle markets during the 23 years when both cities had NBA teams. Key findings include:

1. Sacramento had better game attendance than Seattle in 20 of 23 seasons, and produced three times as many sellout seasons as Seattle, despite supporting a team with far less regular season and playoff success.

2. Unlike Seattle, the NBA enjoys 100% market share in Sacramento as the only major professional sports team.

3. When competition from other pro sports teams is factored in, Sacramento ranks as the #2 ranked TV market (only behind Orlando) and #1 ranked radio market in the NBA.

Keep on Thinking BIG,

- Chris

Chris Tapio

Executive Director

Sacramento Public Policy Foundation

1717 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95811

Phone:

E-Mail: [email protected]


Date: March 15, 2013 at 12:17:05 PM PDTSubject: Shirey interview on KCRA - hiccupFrom: Kunal Merchant To: Kevin Johnson , Jeff Dorso , Christopher Lehane Cc: Daniel Conway , Ben Sosenko

Bienick ran a breaking news story at 12p that "AEG is not in the deal!!" Dumb, small but annoying.

He based it on an interview with the City Manager this morning, who gave a clumsy response to a question about AEG. Shirey said this year's deal is different than last and that Mastrov-Burkle would decide the operator. (true) He then said he doesn't think AEG would have any role going forward. (overstatement...Bienick jumped)

Not a big deal but looked like a setback on TV and is completely unnecessary self-sabotage

http://www kcra.com/news/Sac-city-manager-AEG-not-part-of-arena-talks/-/11797728/19334160/-/5ceq77/-/index html

Sac city manager: AEG not part of arena talksArena operator will not provide funds for planned facility

The arena operating company AEG is not part of the current negotiations for a new downtown arena and will not provide any funds for the facility, according to the Sacramento city manager.

City Manager John Shirey spoke with KCRA 3 during a 30-minute interview at City Hall on Friday morning.

"We don't see AEG as part of this one," Shirey said.

AEG had agreed to pay $59 million, or about 15 percent, of last year's failed arena project.

Earlier this year, the company said it was still interested.

"We remain committed to the mayor and the city, and we would be more than happy to meet with a potential new owner," read a release from the company on Jan 15.

During Mayor Kevin Johnson's State of the City address on Feb. 28, he announced that Pittsburgh Penguins co-owner Ron Burkle had agreed to develop a new arena at the site of the Downtown Plaza.

Burkle had reportedly been in negotiations to purchase AEG.

However, on Thursday the company announced that it was no longer for sale.

"They expressed their interest in January that they would once again be willing to be part of some transaction, to be an operator. But has far as I know, that's where it ended, that there was no agreement between Mr. Burkle and AEG to be the operator of a our hopefully new arena," said Shirey.

"The part that AEG was playing last year will be played by the Burkle group," said Shirey. "How it is they arrange that in terms of their own internal operations, we don't quite know yet what those partnerships are, but they will be the operators of the arena."

Shirey told KCRA 3 that he did not expect AEG's departure to affect the share of money the city would contribute to the project, which he said would be roughly equal to the $258 million public contribution envisioned by last year's deal.

Shirey said he would likely need every minute between now and next Thursday to complete the negotiations with the Burkle group in time for the first in a series of public forums.

Originally, the city had scheduled one public forum, Thursday evening at city hall.

However, Shirey said because of concerns from council members, he has added two additional forums.

The second will take place Friday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Robertson Community Center, and the third will be Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Sam Pannell Community Center.

Shirey said he expected the council to vote on the proposed agreement at its mee ing on April 26 and present it to the NBA at a meeting on April 3.

The league's owners are scheduled to meet April 17 to 18 to choose between Sacramento's proposal for the Kings and a competing proposal from a group that wants to relocate the team to Seattle.

Shirey told KCRA that if the NBA does not agree to keep the team in Sacramento, he would not recommend moving forward with the arena proposal.


From: Mayor Johnson To: Jeffrey Dorso Cc: "Kunal Merchant ([email protected])" , Daniel Conway , Dan Barrett ,

Sosenko" Subject: Re: Staff BriefingDate: March 23, 2013 at 5:07:44 PM PDT

cool





JD


From: Kevin Johnson To: Kunal Merchant Cc: Jeffrey Dorso , Christopher Lehane

, Daniel Conway , "Ben Sosenko"

Subject: Re: Heads up - USA Today...Stern-BurkleDate: January 25, 2013 at 2:38:44 PM PST

he knows I am pushing... told him we would get everything to to franakie.. he committed to us talking over the weekend

On Jan 25, 2013, at 2:34 PM, "Kunal Merchant" wrote:

MKJ and RB connected

On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 2:33 PM, Jeffrey Dorso wrote:Is RB good?

JD

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Bay Packers have been in the NFL. [If folks are locked in: And we will be formally announcing this group on Wednesday.]"

(2) Item.

Will be important to impress upon RB and MM import of responding with overwhelming force and constantly applying pressure - and will be enormously helpful for you and one of them to be incredibly accessible to local and national press (the other side has two hermits so a competitive advantage) over the course of the next few weeks.

(3) Roll Out

Week of Jan 21:

- Mon for Tues: Provide enough info for Bee to (a) Mayor increasingly confident of ability to put forth a qualified ownership group composed of "whales" that has the Packers visions and (b) report local ownership group coming together to partner with whales - and provide some local names.

- Tues: Local ownership group formally announced and MKJ at press conference expresses strong confidence in interest from qualified owners who meet the criteria laid out at the State of the City - suggests a Dream Team... But not use names...

- Weds: mtg and formal announcement... Dream Team... Prepared to play to win...

- Thurs: Regional Mtg with DS... DS pledges to use power of State of CA to keep public asset in Sacto.

- Fri: Endorsement by limited partners for Dream Team.

- Sun: Op Ed from either RB and MM or local ownership folks laying out "the commitment to Sacto."

Week of Jan 28:

- Mon: Event laying out the Seattle v Sacto market compare and contrast.

- Tues: Council endorsement in some form or fashion.

- Weds: Event either in person or via phone with "celebrity" minority owners (eg CWebb).

- Thurs: Event with the President of the Penguins (David Morehouse) discussing the Pittsburgh comeback and how it could take place in Sacto, including presentation.

- Fri: Letter released by CA Congressional Delegation to entity tbd.

TBD: Giants event.

------Original Message------From: Mayor KJ (new)To: Kunal MerchantCc: [email protected]: Jeff DorsoCc: Daniel ConwaySubject: Re: SeattleSent: Jan 20, 2013 3:52 PM

from Lehane

1. sac playing to win

2. sac has a great market

3. in the processod identifying an ownership group committed to keeping the team in sac

*he is writing.. may want to include something on the arena

Daniel Conway


Date: March 31, 2013 at 7:57:47 PM PDTSubject: Updated docsFrom: Kunal Merchant To: Johnson Cc: Jeffrey Dorso , Ben Sosenko , Adrianne Hall

1. UPDATED Monday 2pm call agenda 2. UPDATED Schedule for the week3. UPDATED Participant List Note: does not include Junior Bridgeman

Click to DownloadMon 040113 Call Agenda 3.0.docx

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Click to DownloadNBA Presentation - Sac Participants 040313 3.0.docx

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Click to DownloadNBA Presentation - Prep Meeting Schedule 3.0.docx

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Subject: Fwd: Local_Owner_Bios_Final[1].pdfFrom: "DC@OMKJ " Date: January 24, 2013 at 10:43:18 AM PSTTo: Jeff Dorso , Kunal Merchant Ben Sosenko

FYI - looking for statement. I can always tell her to come to the press at 2 pm.

Ted Gaines office said they've already gotten a call about the bankruptcy news

Daniel Conway


From: Kelly Johnson Date: January 24, 2013, 10:29:50 AM PSTTo: Daniel Conway Subject: Re: Local_Owner_Bios_Final[1].pdf

Hi Daniel,Does the mayor have a comment regarding bankruptcy trustee Dave Flemmer saying the minority owners have a right of first refusal to buy the Kings?


| 1400 X St., Sacramento, CA 95818Fax: http://www.sacramentobusinessjournal.comhttp://www.facebook.com/KellyJohnsonBizhttps://twitter.com/KellyJohnsonBiz

From: Daniel Conway Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:35:28 +0000To: Kelly Johnson Subject: Re: Local_Owner_Bios_Final[1].pdf

I think we just pulled them from the web

Daniel Conway


On Jan 23, 2013, at 1:08 PM, "Kelly Johnson" wrote:

Re: Local_Owner_Bios_Final[1].pdf What were hoping for are the photos themselves. The images within the text document cant be reproduced for our needs.Thanks.


| 1400 X St., Sacramento, CA 95818Faxhttp://www.sacramentobusinessjournal.comhttp://www.facebook.com/KellyJohnsonBizhttps://twitter.com/KellyJohnsonBiz

From: Daniel Conway Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:05:34 +0000To: Kelly Johnson

Subject: Local_Owner_Bios_Final[1].pdf

Here you go Kelly


Subject: Fwd: attorney to represent millionaires club at bankruptcy courtFrom: "DC@OMKJ " Date: March 7, 2013 at 5:49:09 PM PSTTo: Ben Sosenko

Want to touch base on this or is it handled?

Daniel Conway


From: John Dangberg Date: March 7, 2013, 5:45:48 PM PSTTo: "Benjamin A. Sosenko" Cc: Amy Williams , "Kunal Merchant ([email protected])" , Daniel Conway

Subject: FW: attorney to represent millionaires club at bankruptcy court

Ben,We have gotten a few inquiries on this. Were not sure what was said or the context. These are issues we are currently working on. The land control structure will be dictated by the finance structure, tax issues, legal requirements and other needs of the parties to the transaction. We will present a general outline of the structure in our March 26 report. How do you want to handle this? John Dangberg From: Amy Williams Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 3:21 PMTo: John DangbergSubject: FW: attorney to represent millionaires club at bankruptcy court From: Moffitt, Robert [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 2:20 PMTo: Amy WilliamsSubject: RE: attorney to represent millionaires club at bankruptcy court Amy, Thanks. The Mayor mentioned something about the City leasing land as its contribution to the arena. Is that in addition to the parking $? And do we have a loose framework money-wise as to who is putting in what? Thanks again,

Bob From: Amy Williams [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 2:00 PMTo: Moffitt, RobertCc: Kunal MerchantSubject: Re: attorney to represent millionaires club at bankruptcy court The City is not a party to or involved in the team acquisition and thus the City will not be hiring someone. The City is only engaged in the development of a downtown entertainment and sports center. Regarding Think Big questions please contact Kunal Merchant. AmySent from my iPadOn Mar 7, 2013, at 11:11 AM, "Moffitt, Robert" wrote:I am told the Mayor does not have a minority owner as part of the millionaires club trying to buy Bob Cooks Kings shares. If so, an attorney tells me the group will have to go before the judge in the case and convince him that a straight proposal to purchase the team is better than an auction. Would a city attorney be part of that proposal? Would the city have to hire someone? Or would that be up to a private entity like the group or Think Big?

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Date: March 7, 2013 at 5:05:22 PM PSTSubject: Fwd: New voicemail from Bob Moffitt at 4:28 PMFrom: Kunal Merchant To: Jeff Dorso Cc: Ben Sosenko

JD - Bob Moffitt asking about 7% stuff...can you please call back and talk to him? thx

we do not lose today in outreach and understanding.>> I will probably walk over to City Hall to check on Dangberg etc.>> JD>>

-- Ben SosenkoPress Secretary for Mayor Kevin Johnsonwc:


From: Kevin Johnson To: Jeffrey Dorso Cc: Kunal Merchant Christopher Lehane

, Daniel Conway , "Ben Sosenko"

Subject: Re: Heads up - USA Today...Stern-BurkleDate: January 25, 2013 at 2:41:32 PM PST

Chris, have a thought if u can spare a couple of minutes

On Jan 25, 2013, at 2:40 PM, "Jeffrey Dorso" wrote:

#basilasaurous

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On Jan 25, 2013, at 2:38 PM, Kevin Johnson wrote:

he knows I am pushing... told him we would get everything to to franakie.. he committed to us talking over the weekend


MKJ and RB connected

On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 2:33 PM, Jeffrey Dorso wrote:

Is RB good?

JD

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On Jan 25, 2013, at 2:29 PM, Kunal Merchant wrote:

Stern is good re article


From: Michael Bass Date: January 25, 2013 2:21:57 PM PSTTo: "Kunal Merchant"

Joel Litvin

Subject: Re: Heads up - USA Today...Stern-Burkle

Thanks. I advised David; no issues. USAT will say that KJ introduced Burkle to David.

From: Kunal Merchant

Sent: 01/25/2013 02:15 PM PST To: Joel Litvin; Michael Bass Subject: Heads up - USA Today...Stern-Burkle

FYI - I am hearing that USA Today may report in

I'd start thinking operational about what materials we're going to need for each of the announcements over the next 2 weeks. Stuff like: talking points, statements, fact sheets, press releases and advisories. Recognize that you will probably not being doing much or any of this work this week so your plan doesn't have to reflect your availability.

Create an inventory for each event - it might not be the same for each event

On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Ben Sosenko wrote:Amazing! Are we expecting Seattle to make an announcement? What should I be doing? I'm driving back from LA tonight and working at CBS tomorrow. I can come in before work tomorrow and after work if need be.

On Sunday, January 20, 2013, Daniel Conway wrote:Boom - Chris just laid it out for us

On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 3:55 PM, wrote:Draft statement; item; and roll out.

(1) Statement

"Sacramento has proven that it is a strong NBA market with a fan base that year in and year out has demonstrated a commitment to the Kings, including (insert factoids on fan support and strength of market). When it comes to keeping the team in our community, Sacramento is playing to win. In particular, we have been focused like a laser on identifying an ownership group that will both have the financial resources desired by the NBA and the vision to make the Kings the NBA equivalent of what the Green Bay Packers have been in the NFL. [If folks are locked in: And we will be formally announcing this group on Wednesday.]"

(2) Item.

Will be important to impress upon RB and MM import of responding with overwhelming force and constantly applying pressure - and will be enormously helpful for you and one of them to be incredibly accessible to local and national press (the other side has two hermits so a competitive advantage) over the course of the next few weeks.

(3) Roll Out

Week of Jan 21:

- Mon for Tues: Provide enough info for Bee to (a) Mayor increasingly confident of ability to put forth a qualified ownership group composed of "whales" that has the Packers visions and (b) report local ownership group coming together to partner with whales - and provide some local names.

- Tues: Local ownership group formally announced and MKJ at press conference expresses strong confidence in interest from qualified owners who meet the criteria laid out at the State of the City - suggests a Dream Team... But not use names...

- Weds: mtg and formal announcement... Dream Team... Prepared to play to win...

- Thurs: Regional Mtg with DS... DS pledges to use power of State of CA to keep public asset in Sacto.

- Fri: Endorsement by limited partners for Dream Team.

- Sun: Op Ed from either RB and MM or local ownership folks laying out "the commitment to Sacto."

Week of Jan 28:

- Mon: Event laying out the Seattle v Sacto market compare and contrast.

- Tues: Council endorsement in some form or fashion.

- Weds: Event either in person or via phone with "celebrity" minority owners (eg CWebb).

- Thurs: Event with the President of the Penguins (David Morehouse) discussing the Pittsburgh comeback and how it could take place in Sacto, including presentation.

- Fri: Letter released by CA Congressional Delegation to entity tbd.

TBD: Giants event.

------Original Message------From: Mayor KJ (new)To: Kunal MerchantCc: [email protected]: Jeff DorsoCc: Daniel ConwaySubject: Re: SeattleSent: Jan 20, 2013 3:52 PM

from Lehane

1. sac playing to win

2. sac has a great market

3. in the processod identifying an ownership group committed to keeping the team in sac

*he is writing.. may want to include something on the arena


> Eagle: Seattle announcement today or tomorrow...can you pls> re-circulate the gameplan re messaging, rollout for this upcoming> week?>> Ps Counting on you to beat ravens today.

Sent via the Eagle




Cc: Christopher Lehane , Daniel Conway , Trevor Jha , Ben Sosenko , John Parilo , Rahul Chandhok

From: Jeffrey Dorso Subject: Re: DRAFT - Home Court Advantage Report - please reviewDate: January 29, 2013 at 9:20:26 PM PSTTo: Kunal Merchant

Professor Merchant:

A most engaging read. I will help with the arena slide tomorrow. Need categories like:

Site controlExpedited environmental reviewLand Use ConsistencyAnti-stadium initiativesPending lawsuits

Sincerely,

Professor Dorso

On Jan 29, 2013, at 20:27, Kunal Merchant wrote:

Professors Lehane, Dorso et. al,

Per the Prof. Lehane, attached is a draft of the "Home Court Advantage Report," a devastating, Dateline NBC-like expose on Sacramento's total dominance over Seattle as an NBA market. Special thanks to Professors Jha and Chandhok for getting the ball rolling.

Edits and feedback welcome - need some help with last few slides (specifically how to articulate why our arena plan is better/further along....)

For those of you less familiar with the storied catalog of Think BIG reports, Professor Lehane, myself and others typically seek to produce reports indistinguishable from those of the Federal Reserve or Brookings Institute both in their seriousness of purpose and depth of analytical rigor. I hope this latest entry upholds this fine tradition.

KM


Date: January 23, 2013 at 1:22:15 AM PSTSubject: Re: draft press release - please reviewFrom: Kunal Merchant To: Christopher Lehane Cc: Daniel Conway , Jeffrey Dorso , Ben Sosenko

updated version w minor typo fixedMayor Johnson Announces Joint Effort with New Burkle-Mastrov to Save Kings

Mayor will support Newly Formed Dream Team in Effort to Purchase Team and Build New Downtown Arena SACRAMENTO Today Mayor Kevin Johnson announced plans to support the newly formed Burkle-Mastrov group in its pursuit to purchase the Sacramento Kings and develop a new downtown entertainment and sports complex. At a press conference held at City Hall, the Mayor confirmed a creation of a new partnership between Ron Burkle and Mark Mastrov, two of at least five highly credible groups the so-called whales - who have stepped forward in recent weeks expressing interest in purchasing the Kings and keeping the team in Sacramento. After a series of recent discussions, Burkle and Mastrov agreed today to combine their efforts to secure the franchise and build a downtown arena. Ron Burkle and Mark Mastrov represent a true Dream Team for our community, said the Mayor. They embody everything we are looking for in a major equity partner: the credibility to invest in the team and a new arena; the commitment to keep the team in Sacramento as a true civic asset; and the competitiveness to build a championship-caliber franchise. This is about building a winning franchise for a winning community, explained Mr. Burkle. Ive seen first-hand how a professional sports team can help transform a community. Sacramento is a proven NBA market with great fans and even greater potential. I look forward to working with Mark, the Mayor and community to keep the Kings right here in Sacramento where they belong.

- He said both Steves (hansen and cohn) want to delay vote (Thursday or Tuesday).

- Both want - at a minimum - a plan for expanding arts funding, infrastructure and programs.

- Hansen also wants to join tomorrow's ad hoc meeting and wants more details (pro forma) about the deal itself.

- Shirey said Hansen is being unreasonable. Shirey thinks he can use Cohn to moderate Hansen on the arts stuff.

- Shirey predicted the vote will be pushed to Thursday. He said he'd prefer to wait two days if it meant maintaining two votes (hansen and cohn). Shirey wanted to know MKJ's thoughts. I told him we should stick to the 26th but that I would talk to the mayor

- Shirey hasn't talked to Pannell yet

Daniel Conway

On Mar 24, 2013, at 5:51 PM, Mayor Johnson wrote:

good stuff

On Mar 24, 2013, at 7:19 PM, "Daniel Conway" wrote:

- Hansen - I've called Hansen several times and have texted too. I've called and texted his COS as well. I know Steve lives a few blocks from city hall - does someone have his address?

- Business leaders call - I had a quick but positive call with some business supporters. Steve Hammond of CVB, Kevin Greene of Downtown Partnership and Josh Wood of the Region Builders called in. All said they think this is a better deal than last year and will be expressing that to councilmembers leading up to and at the council meeting. They are also activating their members to do the same. All said any questions they have at this point are minor and don't effect their support.

- Niello - i talked to Roger. He also thinks this year's deal is better than last year and expects his board to endorse. he had a number of technical questions and comments about the staff report, (which i will circulate separately) but won't effect the chamber's support.

- Ault - I talked to Michael earlier. He's also very positive about term sheet. He asked 1) if JMA was still part of the development group (I said it is), and 2) what role, if any, would David Taylor be playing in the project. I said I wasn't sure but would follow up.

- Devlin - i talked to Joe. He mentioned he was meeting with Dorso. Said he thinks there's at least 5 yes votes for the term sheet at the moment. Said he hasn't talked to Hansen since friday but Joe's "gut" is that Hansen will ultimately be supportive.

- Shirey - left Shirey a vm and sent text so that we can sync up on his conversations with council.

On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 4:19 PM, Jeffrey Dorso wrote:

Mayor et al:

1. Jay Schenirer - I will be meeting his chief of staff at 5:30 to go through talking points and key issues to prepare Jay's talking points.

2. Allen - Will be meeting at 6:00 pm.

3. Angelique - Worked through back fee issue. Showed her language in term sheet that ensures back due finance fees will be paid to Natomas. Key language is "The Investor Group will be responsible for the payment of any outstanding unpaid fees, penalties, or other liabilities on the Natomas land." This is about $2 million in back due fees for her.

4. Cohn - Supposed to sync up with DC later.

DC, any word on Hansen? Can you just show up at his house?



From: Jeffrey Dorso Subject: Council UpdateDate: March 24, 2013 at 11:19:38 AM PDTCc: Daniel Conway , Ben Sosenko To: Kevin Johnson

A few council updates:

1. Allen Warren - I will be meeting with Allen Warren at 6:00 pm today to walk through term sheet in detail. Need him to lead out on this and be a master.

2. Angelique - I am going through various questions with Angelique via text right now. She will want

any applicable privileges. This message has been scanned for malware by Websense.

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From: Kunal Merchant Date: January 25, 2013 at 3:00:25 PM PSTSubject: Re: Heads up - USA Today...Stern-BurkleTo: Daniel Conway Cc: "Mayor KJ (new)" , Ben Sosenko , Jeffrey Dorso

Great

Team- please direct all media inquiries to DC and he will issue the below statement.

DC pls also share w Lillis...he texted me

On Jan 25, 2013, at 2:58 PM, wrote:

Yes...Sent via the Eagle

From: Kunal Merchant Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:40:29 -0800To: Christopher Lehane

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Stern is good re article


From: Michael Bass Date: January 25, 2013 2:21:57 PM PSTTo: "Kunal Merchant" Joel Litvin

Subject: Re: Heads up - USA Today...Stern-Burkle

Thanks. I advised David; no issues. USAT will say that KJ introduced Burkle to David.

From: Kunal Merchant Sent: 01/25/2013 02:15 PM PST To: Joel Litvin; Michael Bass Subject: Heads up - USA Today...Stern-Burkle

FYI - I am hearing that USA Today may report in

To: Jeffrey Dorso Cc: Kunal Merchant Mayor Johnson , Ben Sosenko

Just talked to Shirey - he's solid on the 26th but said he's going to check in with council to take the groups temperature. We need to make sure our allies - on the council and in the community - are ready to make the case for a tuesday vote.

- Shirey said delay would just mean 2 more days for everyone to get lobbied. I told Shirey it would be 2 more days for Hansen to lobby him.

- Shirey said he's already planning on address the arts issues (CCT and Crocker) in May as part of the budget process. I stressed that this was not a reason to delay - there is nothing (no assurance or agreement) that Shirey could deliver to Hansen thursday that Shirey couldn't deliver by Tuesday.

- Shirey said neither Hansen or Cohn had anything bad to say about the actual term sheet. I said that's why they'll ultimately be supportive Tuesday.

- I told Shirey that the NBA is watching and the city can't blink by delaying. We can't lose momentum, especially for the weak reasons being given for delay.

On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 11:09 PM, Jeffrey Dorso wrote:Word.

Must keep Shirey spine on 36th.

On Mar 24, 2013, at 23:01, Kunal Merchant wrote:

Great intel, DC

Hansen is a tool

On Mar 24, 2013, at 10:58 PM, Daniel Conway wrote:

Talked to the Steves - both want to push the vote to Thursday. Cohn's in a good place on the term sheet, Hansen's being Hansen. Based on their comments and requests its clear they're talking to each other.

Hansen (talked for 20 minutes):- Hansen said he's a "no" vote on Tuesday but that he can "support at the end of the day." Said two days will 1) allow Hansen to get assurances from Shirey that arts will be taken care of and 2) let public have input on term sheet.

- thinks its good public policy and politics to vote Thursday. Council should take testimony tuesday and thursday.

- regarding the term sheet, Hansen said it was "interesting" and "resolved lots of important issues." But he wants to see 5, 10 and 30 year pro formas.

- Arts is key for Hansen. He's concerned about Community Center Theater going out of business and the Crocker loosing revenue from Lots X and Y. When i asked what specifically he needed to feel comfortable he changed the topic.

- after i repeatedly pushed back on delay and arts, Hansen's tone changed and he started saying that the Mayor never asked for his opinion and will only communicate through me. Hansen said MKJ's vm last night was simply to share news not to get input.

- Hansen said "you don't have 5 votes" and "if your boss wants my vote, he shouldn't jam me... it doesn't feel good."

- when i asked Hansen about lunch with RB and MM, he asked how i knew about it and then said he preferred not to talk about it.

- he said he will be in city hall tomorrow

Cohn (talked for 20 minutes)

- in a good place overall. cohn said the term sheet looked "real good" and said the city "got the stuff we wanted"

- Cohn said Shirey told him about Hansen wanting to push the vote to thursday. Cohn said that was a "responsible request." I pushed back and Cohn said that since the term sheet was delayed 2 days then the vote should be pushed back 2 days.

- Cohn said he wants to ask Shirey to report back to council in May with a plan for the Community Center Theater and the Crocker. Cohn said he'll work with Hansen to calm him down on the arts stuff and address his issues.

- Cohn wants to ask Burkle tomorrow if Burkle would have any interest in operating the Community Center Theater. Not a priority for Cohn but he's curious.

Next Steps: - sync up with Shirey to keep him focused on voting on the 26th.- continue to ask allies to reach out council- continue to reach out to council and staff




From: Kunal Merchant Date: January 30, 2013 at 7:15:26 AM PSTSubject: Re: talking points - needs approvalTo: Ben Sosenko

Looks good

On Jan 29, 2013, at 5:45 PM, Ben Sosenko wrote:

Attached are two sets of talking points

1) An update from Tuesday's relocation committee meeting (from DS)

2) 3 points MKJ should give owners about Sac (from DS)


Date: January 20, 2013 at 5:45:18 PM PSTSubject: Re: powerpointFrom: Trevor Jha To: Daniel Conway , Nicole West Cc: Kunal Merchant Jeff Dorso , "[email protected]"

Per Nicole, slight modification to the local owner one pager.

On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 3:22 PM, Trevor Jha wrote:I have attached the corporate sponsor and local ownership one pager.

Nicole - Do you have a more updated version of the local ownership one pager? I changed the number of people from 10 to 20 and amount raised from $10M to $20M, not sure if that is correct.

Let me know if you need anything else,

Thank you,Trevor

On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 1:59 PM, Daniel Conway wrote:Jeff - I know you've been putting together some updated materials, are those ready to be circulated? I've attached the clean version of the week-by-week that was circulated mid-week.

Kunal - Attached is an updated version of the Ad hoc committee org chart and plan.

Ben - do you have an updated media schedule or should kunal work off of the one you sent midday on Friday? I've attached that version as well.

Trevor - can you circulate the one-pagers you put together so Kunal can incorporate those.

Thanks everyone,

Daniel

On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Kunal Merchant wrote:yes...please send all .docs you guys have asap...trying to pull whole thing together

esp need the week by week plan

On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 8:01 PM, DC@OMKJ wrote:Which doc? The multi-week plan?

We've got several specific plans - press, ad hoc, think big world - at this point. We could have you weave them together, standardize the format, and maybe roll into an uber power point.

What do others think? We gotta take advantage of having Kunal's expertise.

Daniel Conway

On Jan 18, 2013, at 8:16 AM, Kunal Merchant wrote:

> what became of that doc from earlier in the week? anything else I need to do? or are we good w it in current form? or is it on back burner now


Click to DownloadLocal Owner One Pager.docx

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Cc: Kevin Johnson , "Kunal Merchant ([email protected])" , Dan Barrett , "[email protected] Sosenko" From: "DC@OMKJ " Subject: Re: Staff BriefingDate: March 23, 2013 at 5:10:02 PM PDTTo: Jeffrey Dorso

Just talked to Amy. Her roll out plan is:

1) wait for Dangberg to finish staff report, then email to council and post on web.

2) brief sac bee - she's aiming for 5:30

3) press conference with Shirey and Dangberg - aiming for 6:15

I'm heading to city hall now

Daniel Conway






JD


From: Kunal Merchant Date: January 24, 2013 at 10:59:56 AM PST

Subject: Re: BreakingTo: Kunal Merchant Cc: Jeff Dorso , Christopher Lehane

Kevin Johnson , Daniel Conway , Ben Sosenko

MKJ has 3p presser w steinberg and regional electeds. This topic willlikely dominate.

Lehane can you please provide 2-3 tp's for mkj to say verbatim?

On Jan 24, 2013, at 9:57 AM, Kunal Merchant wrote:

Bee running story that limited partners being denied right to matchHansen offer. They got it from the trustee on the 7%

Coincidentally we just got of phone with trustee. Said confidentiallythat he thinks there are legit grounds that Maloofs are withholdinginfo from limiteds in a way that is hurting the sale of 7% they aresupposed to get 30 days to match offer.

Lehane- need message points for JD to relay to bee soon as you can

JD let's sync up


Subject: Re: attorney to represent millionaires club at bankruptcy courtFrom: "DC@OMKJ " Date: March 7, 2013 at 6:01:52 PM PSTTo: Ben Sosenko

We can but with regards to what? Do you want to talk real quick?

Daniel Conway

On Mar 7, 2013, at 5:58 PM, Ben Sosenko wrote:

Should we forward to Kunal to advise?

On Thursday, March 7, 2013, DC@OMKJ wrote:What do you need to follow up? I'm not trying to harass, just make sure you're good.

Daniel Conway

On Mar 7, 2013, at 5:54 PM, Ben Sosenko wrote:

I haven't followed up

On Thursday, March 7, 2013, DC@OMKJ wrote:Want to touch base on this or is it handled?

Daniel Conway


Date: March 23, 2013 at 4:27:08 PM PDTSubject: Re: Mayor Kevin Johnson StatementFrom: Kunal Merchant To: Ben Sosenko

What about the rest of the statement? There were a few more lines

From: Ben Sosenko Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:23:02 -0700To: Kunal Merchant Jeffrey Dorso , Daniel Conway

Cc: Subject: Mayor Kevin Johnson Statement

"Im pleased to announce an agreement with the Burkle-Mastrov-Ranadive group on a public-private partnership to build a new Entertainment and Sports Complex at the Downtown Plaza Mall. Consistent with our core tenets, the deal avoids new taxes, protects the City on the Kings loan, and ensures no net impact to the general fund. For a comparable investment to the 2012 deal, we've secured more private investment and greater economic development potential at the new site. The new ownership, historic in its reflection of our city's diversity, will invest up to $1 billion in Sacramento; a strong sign of confidence in our market. They will also make a 35-year commitment to keep the Sacramento Kings right here where they belong!"


Reply-To: Subject: Re: Heads up - USA Today...Stern-BurkleTo: "Kunal Merchant" Cc: "Mayor KJ (new)" ,"Daniel Conway" ,"Ben Sosenko" ,"Jeffrey Dorso"

From: Date: January 25, 2013 at 2:58:38 PM PST

Yes...Sent via the Eagle

From: Kunal Merchant Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:40:29 -0800To: Christopher LehaneSubject: Re: Day Update

Killer update! A couple adds:

8. Org chart. Updated version in MKJ wknd binder. Goal is to lock down this wknd/Monday so we're off and running

9. Weekend. With MKJ traveling I think we need to flag a couple of priority items:

a. RB sign off on Monday rollout (MKJ/CL/JD)

b. Locking down full game plan for rollout (CL/JD)

c. Prepping Mastrov for Monday Mtgs (MKJ/JD/KM)

Less urgent but still key: d. Tuesday Council Mtg goals? (JD/DC)

e. Outlining City arena process (KM)

f. PR strategy as we start shifting to Play 3 (CL)Seems like we need to start selling benefits of DT plaza to Bee, others...NBA Memo is good start


Guys:

Great productive day! A couple updates from me:

1. NBA Letter - KM and I got NBA letter out. Looked great.

2. Press Statement - Updated press statement and dropped with the Eagle and Adam. Adam has signed off. Lehane will be coordinating statement with Frankie on behalf of RB.

3. Legal. - Had several conversations with Downey Brand, John Kehriotis lawyer, and John Kehriotis. Finally got all documents from John Kehriotis lawyer regarding transaction and have forwarded those to Downey Brand. Also had long discussion with trustee lawyer, Don Fitzgerald. Went through my "hypothetical" that if we were to acquire the 7% through a limited, would we be able to bypass first right of General (i.e., Maloofs) and how long would it take. He told me he thought he could get us through in 60 days. The thought is this may be a great way to show RB/Mastrov serious, but at the same time get them equity for risk. Once these close, this % can be sold back to local group. Gets Burkle pregnant/shows NBA owners commitment/ and provides path for locals. Only downside is (1) either they get outbid by Hansen at the courthouse, or (2) they do not close on the team and are left either holding the 7% or paying a breakup fee. The benefit to Hansen though is less than Burkle because (1) NBA already knows Hansen is serious, and (2) RB/Mastrov can still get the team regardless.

4. Monday Meeting - Have agendas for Monday meetings, and confirmed attendees. We have 9 of the local owners attending so far, and all three of the limited partners have confirmed. We will have mounds of Starbucks breakfast snacks, coffee, and water at both meetings. The agendas are neutral in case they get out (although of course we will pick them up), and it was my intent to walk through the agendas with Adam/Mark to make sure they are prepped. For your viewing pleasure, I have attached the Agendas. The main focus will be getting to know Mark as a person and getting some preliminary comfort as to the process. Each meeting will be no longer than an hour.

5. Regional Resolution - Draft Regional resolution completed. Once I get comments and revise, will circulate to the respective jurisdictions and request action ASAP.

6. City Attorney - Got City Attorney excited and ready to move. Understands the significance of this project and the need to move it forward expeditiously.

7. Matsui - Also have preliminary discussion who are ready to help. Going to follow up early next week.

#greatdane

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From: Kunal Merchant Date: March 25, 2013 at 10:08:46 AM PDTSubject: Whales are hereTo: Kevin Johnson , Jeff Dorso , Daniel Conway , Ben Sosenko , Trevor Jha , Rahul Chandhok

Pre meeting for 10 mins. Then ad hoc

Need decision on message re Thursday


From: Mayor Johnson To: Kunal Merchant Cc: Jeffrey Dorso , Daniel Conway Ben Sosenko , Rahul Chandhok , John Parilo , "Trevor Jha" Subject: Re: Game Plan for todayDate: March 24, 2013 at 2:26:01 PM PDT

2. are we at 5? who is going after Cohn.. he is there but lets have 6 by end of day

3. just talked to Adam about rb and mm doing media after sac bee mtgs... he is confirming

4. Jeff and Kunal; signage is important with Steinberg and whoever touches base with clear channel

5. I like lemonade kid intro

7. determine if I do media tomorrow do I still need to do tues presser

9. would love to try to have a quick check in re 4.3 preaentarion with whales after council mtgs tomorrow ... need enuf facts ... also, want to agree to meet again this week somewhere for an extended prep session

On Mar 24, 2013, at 10:10 AM, "Kunal Merchant" wrote:

1. MessagingKM will prep term sheet summary + rebuttals to key issues (input, theater, parking, signage, etc)

2. VotesJD running point on outreach to all Council Members today. Goal is to brief and lock in 5 votes by end of day. (AA, JS, AW, BP, MKJ)DC and JD also mobilizing regional leaders to lobby Council, etc.

3. MediaJD, KM, and BS fanning out to reach out to all key media outlets and brief them on term sheet.Grassroots conference call today 1pm. Also Here We Buy night tonight.

4. SignageJD will call Gaines and prep signage one-pager for Steinberg

5. RB-MM visit tomorrowKM handling all logistics, etc. Might arrange for lemonade kids to meet w RB and MM tomorrow.

6. Locals/7%JD setting up up conference call 12:30p tomorrow to talk 7%, term sheet, and 3/26.JD also making courtesy calls today to limited partners

7. Tuesday MKJ presserBen will run point on determining how best to use this presser.

8. Council Meeting mobilizationKM sent workplan template to DC. DC + OMKJ team will ensure strong, seamless execution Tuesday night.Ben will deliver 300 people to Council Chambers with grassroots help.KM handling MKJ talking points

9. 4/3 and 4/18 meetingsKM will get clarity from NBA on logistics

10. Corporate rolloutEvent is Weds. Brown is on all facets of this with help from Ben.


Cc: Kunal Merchant Ben Sosenko From: Jeffrey Dorso Subject: Re: Emails to LP's and local owners emailDate: January 23, 2013 at 8:57:26 PM PSTTo: "DC@OMKJ"

Hold. Date is wrong.

On Jan 23, 2013, at 20:52, "DC@OMKJ " wrote:

Jeff - any chance you were able to connect with the locals and set a time for Tuesday?

Unless someone objects, I'm going to go ahead and ask Nicole to send out the first email to the LPs since that's good to go.

Daniel Conway

On Jan 23, 2013, at 6:22 PM, Daniel Conway wrote:

Jeff,

first emails for the LPs, second emails is for the local group. once you talk to the folks below about timing of a meeting, i'll connect with Nicole about sending the emails out.

Contacts:Lary Kelley - Kevin Nagle - Phil Oates - David Taylor -

Gentlemen,Things are moving quickly. As you know, we have significant equity owners ready to make a fair and competitive offer to keep the Kings in Sacramento. We had a very constructive meeting with them this morning and its looking like we may be prepared to make an announcement as soon as next week. The equity group is excited about partnering with you all. in that spirit one of the potential equity owners would like to meet on Tuesday at 10 am at 431 I Street, Suite 201. The

office is at 5th and I Street, west of the train station, on the second floor.Please RSVP to Jeff Dorso at Jeffrey@pioneerlawgroup net or Thank you all for your support of this community,mkj

Team,Once again, thank you all for stepping up in a major way for sacramento. I truly cant explain to you how much energy your commitment has given me and this community. As you know, Ive been focused on securing equity owners to partner with you all. We had a very constructive meeting with them this morning. Given the momentum created by the news we made yesterday at city hall, we decide to ride that for a few more days before making an announcement on the equity ownership piece. That announcement could still be as soon as next week. The equity group is excited about partnering with you all, and in that spirit would like to meet Tuesday at XX am at XXXX. This will be a chance for you to meet one of the potential equity owners and learn more about his vision for the Kings and the city.Please RSVP to Jeff Dorso at Jeffrey@pioneerlawgroup net or Thank you all for your support of this community,mkj



From: Kunal Merchant Date: January 25, 2013 at 6:18:50 PM PSTSubject: Benefits of DT PlazaTo: Christopher Lehane Cc: Jeff Dorso , Daniel Conway , Trevor Jha , Ben Sosenko , Kevin Johnson

Per my other email, attention is probably going to start shifting to the viability of DT Plaza plan v RYards as we approach Play 3...esp w today's Burkle article.

JD and I put together the below messages for the NBA. It's a good start for the kinds of facts we're probably going to need for messaging purposes to Ed board, media, stakeholders, public, etc

Eagle- hope this is helpful as you craft our next moves.

In simplest terms, DT plaza is superior because (a) more central location for greater positive economic spillover benefits; and (b) private developer on private land is easier than public developer on public land.

MEMORANDUM CONFIDENTIALJanuary 25, 2012Development of a new arena at the downtown Sacramento Railyards site (SRY) remains viable consistent with the terms, processes and timelines set forth in the 2012 agreement reached by all parties.Development of the arena at the Downtown Plaza (DTP) site presents a comparable, if not superior, alternative for several reasons.SITE OVERVIEW. The DTP site is a commercial retail property that consists of approximately 17 acres. It is designated and zoned for commercial uses under the City of Sacramento General Plan, the City of Sacramento Zoning Ordinance, and other land use regulatory documents. It is located in the heart of downtown Sacramento, approximately three blocks from the other potential SRY site. The DTP site

was previously identified as a potential arena location in 2004 and 2010.PRIVATE PROJECT PROPONENT. At the DTP site, the core property owner, JMA Ventures, would play a lead role as project proponent, which would allow the development process to move more efficiently through the project development phase (e.g. selection of architects, commissioning studies, design drawings, etc.) because far less Council oversight, approval or resource constraints would apply. The SRY site is public land and would require more public input and Council approval through every phase.JURISDICTIONAL OVERSIGHT. The DTP site only has one overseeing agency the City of Sacramento. The SRY site has multiple federal and state agencies involved as it is a transportation hub.ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. The DTP as an urban infill project with no federal lead agency requires no National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") environmentalreview. Under state law, as a major urban infill project, the City of Sacramento would qualify the project under AB 900 as an environmental leadership project with a streamlined review under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"). This level of environmental review is less than the combined NEPA/CEQA review that would be required at the SRY. Given the historic trends of downtown urban redevelopment projects, it is not anticipated that environmental review will be the critical path item in development. PERMITTING. The DTP as an existing large retail site would require a use permit equivalent to the permitting at the Railyards site. The City of Sacramento would issue this permit.HISTORIC STRUCTURES. The DTP site is relatively new construction with fewer historic resources than the SRY site and less exposure to potential litigation.GENERAL PARKING: There is equal or better parking at the Downtown Plaza given its adjacency to secondary parking resources in the vicinity of the arena site.PREMIUM PARKING. The DTP site would immediately provide up to 3,000 premium parking spaces adjacent to the arena. This contrasts with the SRY site, which requires construction of a new 1,000 space parking structure for premium parking. In addition, the site already has two levels of below--grade parking that would eliminate the need for and challenges associated with excavation at the SRY to create a similar ESC profile.TIMING: It is anticipated that as an expedited project, the DTP timeframe to design, permit, and build would be comparable to the SRY.PUBLIC FINANCING SOURCES: The development of the DTP provides roughly equivalent opportunities for parking monetization given the DTP location is approximately three blocks from the SRY location. The process and timeline to re--initiate parking monetization would be comparable at either site, and involve (1) Reactivation of qualified RFQ respondents; (2) Administration of the RFP process; (3) Selection of the winning RFP bid team; (4) Drafting of concession agreement; and (5) Sale of bonds. Similarly, the sale of public land contemplated in the 2012 agreement would not be impacted by the change in arena location.


Date: March 25, 2013 at 9:50:58 AM PDTSubject: updateFrom: Kunal Merchant To: Jeffrey Dorso , Johnson , Daniel Conway Cc: Ben Sosenko

Jd and dc spoke with cohn

Yes on arena. wants thurs vote.

Talked to aw


Date: March 21, 2013 at 3:09:33 PM PDTSubject: Fwd: Vivek backgroundFrom: Kunal Merchant To: Daniel Conway , Ben Sosenko

---------- Forwarded message ----------From: Kunal Merchant Date: Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 3:09 PMSubject: Vivek backgroundTo: Amy Williams , John Dangberg- Contributor , "Benjamin A. Sosenko" , Daniel Conway Cc: Jeff Dorso

1. Daniel reaching out to CMs

2. See attached.

Click to DownloadVivek One Pager.docx

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Cc: Kunal Merchant Daniel Conway , Ben Sosenko From: Jeffrey Dorso Subject: Re: today's focus Date: January 25, 2013 at 7:32:57 AM PSTTo: Kevin Johnson

Look good! Lets do this!

On Jan 25, 2013, at 7:16, Kevin Johnson wrote:

1. dt arena site

2. presser monday

3. mastrov mtgs mon in sac

4. Downey brand


Subject: Fwd: Press UpdateFrom: "DC@OMKJ " Date: March 24, 2013 at 2:43:57 PM PDT

To: Ben Sosenko

Got this?

Daniel Conway


From: Mayor Johnson Date: March 24, 2013, 2:35:18 PM PDTTo: Ben Sosenko Cc: Jeffrey Dorso , Kunal Merchant Daniel Conway Subject: Re: Press Update

thx for update

did someone send out up from pannel center townhall

On Mar 24, 2013, at 4:32 PM, "Ben Sosenko" wrote:

Also spoke to reporters at all of the tv stations covering term sheet . Highlighted the deal. They're all in a good place.

On Sunday, March 24, 2013, Mayor Johnson wrote:copy


> Cowbell Kingdom. Blog.>>>> On Mar 24, 2013, at 14:08, Mayor Johnson wrote:>>> 1. good>>>> 4. who is ham>>>> On Mar 24, 2013, at 3:34 PM, "Jeffrey Dorso" wrote:>>>>> Mayor and Team:>>>>>> Press update on my side:>>>>>> 1. Grant Napear - Had a 30 minute call with Grant to get him prepped on (1) 2 year process, (2) benefits of this years plan, and (3) improvements of this plan over last year. He is dialed and I will be on show tomorrow to set the table for him.>>>>>> 2. Sam Amick - Communicated with Sam, he is good with info Lehane got him, but will follow up if he has detailed question.>>>>>> 3. Breton - Followed up with Breton and he is solid and moving forward. Bee will ask any questions they have.>>>>>> 4. James Ham - Will be syncing up tomorrow to answer questions and dispel

Thank you all for your support of this community,mkj

On Jan 23, 2013, at 18:22, Daniel Conway wrote:

Jeff,

first emails for the LPs, second emails is for the local group. once you talk to the folks below about timing of a meeting, i'll connect with Nicole about sending the emails out.

Contacts:Lary Kelley - Kevin Nagle - Phil Oates - David Taylor -

Gentlemen,Things are moving quickly. As you know, we have significant equity owners ready to make a fair and competitive offer to keep the Kings in Sacramento. We had a very constructive meeting with them this morning and its looking like we may be prepared to make an announcement as soon as next week. The equity group is excited about partnering with you all. in that spirit one of the potential equity owners would like to meet on Tuesday at 10 am at 431 I Street, Suite 201. The office is at 5th and I Street, west of the train station, on the second floor.Please RSVP to Jeff Dorso at Jeffrey@pioneerlawgroup net or Thank you all for your support of this community,mkj

Team,Once again, thank you all for stepping up in a major way for sacramento. I truly cant explain to you how much energy your commitment has given me and this community. As you know, Ive been focused on securing equity owners to partner with you all. We had a very constructive meeting with them this morning. Given the momentum created by the news we made yesterday at city hall, we decide to ride that for a few more days before making an announcement on the equity ownership piece. That announcement could still be as soon as next week. The equity group is excited about partnering with you all, and in that spirit would like to meet Monday at 9:00 am at the Greenwise office at 431 I Street, Suite 202. This will be a chance for you to meet one of the potential equity owners and learn more about his vision for the Kings and the city.Please RSVP to Jean Seaton at Jean@pioneerlawgroup net or If you have any questions call Jeff Dorso at Thank you all for your support of this community,mkj



Date: February 15, 2013 at 1:13:44 PM PSTSubject: report out for today - please editFrom: Kunal Merchant To: Christopher Lehane

Cc: Jeff Dorso , Ben Sosenko

Lehane,

Quick advice on media....

MKJ spoke with TV for 3-5 minutes at airport early this morning. They want another pm availability but I'm not sure if that will happen.

Was thinking that instead of/in addition to pm availability Ben do a report out. Draft is below - could use some meat. Can you review and jazz it up?

KM Day One Report Out:

- Mayor arrived shortly before 6AM this morning on red eye flight from San Francisco

- Joined in Houston by Kunal Merchant and Jeff Dorso from Think BIG.

- Mayor is good spirits.. has a laser focus on promoting Sacramento as a viable and leading NBA market

- The team hit the ground running with a series of "substantive and productive" discussions thoughout the day

- For third straight year, Sacramento is a hot topic among All-Star Weekend participants - LOT of buzz about the Kings

- League insiders amazed by Sacramento's continued fan support and loyalty despite recent hardships

- Owners in particular impressed and envious that Sacramento delivered a viable arena financing plan last year that is still ready to go

- Widespread sense that Sacramento should and will remain a top NBA market...Sacramento seen as the scrappy underdog everyone is rooting for

- Mayor strongly encouraged by what he's hearing and planning more conversations throughout the weekend


From: Kevin Johnson To: Jeffrey Dorso Cc: Daniel Conway , Kunal Merchant Ben Sosenko , "[email protected] LEHANE"

Subject: Re: Day UpdateDate: January 25, 2013 at 7:02:22 PM PST

good stuff

On Jan 25, 2013, at 5:21 PM, "Jeffrey Dorso" wrote:

Guys:




3. Legal. - Had several conversations with Downey Brand, John Kehriotis lawyer, and John Kehriotis. Finally got all documents from John Kehriotis lawyer regarding transaction and have

Mirazo , Trevor Jha , [email protected]

I believe the info you describe has been captured and much of it has been incorporated into the specific plans I mentioned in a different email.

Can whoever (astrid/ trevor/ nicole) took down the info from the conference room this morning please share it with Kunal, Jeff and I? This is basically the raw data Kunal.

I'll also make sure you have the specific plans for think big (from dorso) the arena ad hoc (already sent to you) and the media (from Ben) if you don't have them already. These plans are what we plugged the raw data into.

Thanks again Kunal for putting all this together.

Daniel Conway


If MKj has handwritten notes, chart paper, notes etc on his thoughtson buckets of work, org chart etc pls scan and email

My goal is to circulate a ppt tomorrow/sunday to get the overallstructure going and lock it down by Tuesday w everyone

If not no worries...have a decent idea of how to set this up


From: Mayor Johnson To: Jeffrey Dorso Cc: Ben Sosenko , Daniel Conway , Kunal Merchant Subject: Re: UpdatesDate: March 2, 2013 at 2:07:20 PM PST

#5?

good stuff all the way around

On Mar 2, 2013, at 10:51 AM, "Jeffrey Dorso" wrote:

Mayor:

A few updates and items for you.

1. Media - Bee doing big piece tomorrow and would like 5 minutes to chat. Going to be positive. My recommendation is for you to do it if available to help drive narrative. If you are not available, then alternatively we would prepare some quotes from you that they could use in the paper. In terms of timing, we would probably do this this afternoon if available. Just let us know how to proceed. In addition, we are working to put together a Media Outreach schedule to lay out all events between now and April. Also, I had two beers with Breton yesterday to get him fired up on how he can write a series of pieces outlining the case for why Sacramento. He should have the first piece out tomorrow.

2. Locals - I will be sending out email for meeting Thursday afternoon. The email will also include a copy of the non-disclosure agreement we have negotiated with the trustee attorney. Anyone that hears information summary from data room will need to sign one. My intention is that you will not be present during this part of the meeting. I have also been working with John Stone on potential involvement of Samsung and Apple and I can update you off line.

3. Mitch Richmond - Mitch will be coming Thursday for a Mitch Richmond media day. We are

putting together a draft agenda that we will run by you, but should be fun. Thinking a school appearance, a fan event, attend the local meeting, and a brief press appearance with you.

4. Limiteds - David Luchhetti's CFO is signing the NDA to enter the data room. I will be calling them today to check in and confirm.

5. Equity - International had a call last night on the letter and information. I will be getting a debrief from them today.

6. Grassroots - We will be having a call Monday at noon to update the grassroots team and get them organized for the next three weeks.

7. City Hall - Daniel reached out to all City Hall members yesterday and will be putting together an outreach plan to implement between now and the City Council action, which we are assuming to be early April.

8. Master Schedule - Finally Kunal will be putting together a master that hits every item and we will circulate when finished.

That's it from here - let me know re Bee today.


Cc: "DC@OMKJ" , Kunal Merchant From: Jeffrey Dorso Subject: TPDate: January 28, 2013 at 12:36:03 PM PSTTo: Ben Sosenko

Guys:

Below are talking points if anyone checks.

Talking points are:

- Very positive discussion. Tremendous energy and optimism in the room.Real sense of hope that Sacramento is playing to win.

- Participants were impressed by MM's clear commitment to andfamiliarity with Sacramento. real and longstanding ties to community.

- Clear belief in room that Sacramento is an extremely strong marketbecause of its great track record of fan support and the dominantposition of NBA in top 20 market.

- Strong feeling that city's public-private partnership approach to anarena and credibility from having delivered last year providessignificant competitive advantages.

On Jan 28, 2013, at 12:28, Ben Sosenko wrote:

As I mentioned to Kunal and Jeff, Dorene Dominguez asked for some talking points. The 20 should probably have some TP's for when they're asked for a comment.

On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 12:25 PM, DC@OMKJ wrote:Team,

Are we ok with Phil talking to the Bee? Do we have TPs for him? Are we just going to let the mayor address the media this afternoon and keep others out of the press?

b. Locking down full game plan for rollout (CL/JD)

c. Prepping Mastrov for Monday Mtgs (MKJ/JD/KM)

Less urgent but still key: d. Tuesday Council Mtg goals? (JD/DC)

e. Outlining City arena process (KM)

f. PR strategy as we start shifting to Play 3 (CL)Seems like we need to start selling benefits of DT plaza to Bee, others...NBA Memo is good start


Guys:




3. Legal. - Had several conversations with Downey Brand, John Kehriotis lawyer, and John Kehriotis. Finally got all documents from John Kehriotis lawyer regarding transaction and have forwarded those to Downey Brand. Also had long discussion with trustee lawyer, Don Fitzgerald. Went through my "hypothetical" that if we were to acquire the 7% through a limited, would we be able to bypass first right of General (i.e., Maloofs) and how long would it take. He told me he thought he could get us through in 60 days. The thought is this may be a great way to show RB/Mastrov serious, but at the same time get them equity for risk. Once these close, this % can be sold back to local group. Gets Burkle pregnant/shows NBA owners commitment/ and provides path for locals. Only downside is (1) either they get outbid by Hansen at the courthouse, or (2) they do not close on the team and are left either holding the 7% or paying a breakup fee. The benefit to Hansen though is less than Burkle because (1) NBA already knows Hansen is serious, and (2) RB/Mastrov can still get the team regardless.

4. Monday Meeting - Have agendas for Monday meetings, and confirmed attendees. We have 9 of the local owners attending so far, and all three of the limited partners have confirmed. We will have mounds of Starbucks breakfast snacks, coffee, and water at both meetings. The agendas are neutral in case they get out (although of course we will pick them up), and it was my intent to walk through the agendas with Adam/Mark to make sure they are prepped. For your viewing pleasure, I have attached the Agendas. The main focus will be getting to know Mark as a person and getting some preliminary comfort as to the process. Each meeting will be no longer than an hour.

5. Regional Resolution - Draft Regional resolution completed. Once I get comments and revise, will circulate to the respective jurisdictions and request action ASAP.

6. City Attorney - Got City Attorney excited and ready to move. Understands the significance of this project and the need to move it forward expeditiously.

7. Matsui - Also have preliminary discussion who are ready to help. Going to follow up early next week.

#greatdane

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Date: March 18, 2013 at 8:28:16 PM PDTSubject: monday itinerary - draftFrom: Kunal Merchant To: Jeff Dorso , Daniel Conway , Ben Sosenko

for discussion on our call

8:00a 8:30a Arrivals

8:30a 9:15a Meeting with Mayor JohnsonCity Hall Mayors Office

9:15a 9:30a Travel

9:30a 10:15a Labor Meeting

Location TBD

10:15a 10:30a Travel

10:30a 11:00a Council Ad Hoc MeetingCity Hall City Managers Office CM Warren, CM Schenirer, CM Cohn City Manager John Shirey, Asst City Manager John Dangberg

11:00a 12:30p Council Member MeetingsCity Hall Council Member Offices CM Hansen, CM Ashby and Pannell (30 mins) CM McCarty (30 mins) CM Fong (30 mins)

12:30p 1:30p LunchLocation TBD

1:30p 2:00p Senator Darrell Steinberg Meeting

Senator Steinbergs Office/Location TBD


From: Mayor Johnson To: Jeffrey Dorso Cc: "DC@OMKJ Conway" , Kunal Merchant , Ben Sosenko Subject: Re: UpdatesDate: March 15, 2013 at 6:59:12 PM PDT

good stuff


JKD Updates:

1. Locals - Good meeting yesterday. 9/10 wrote 10,000 checks. Followed up with Allen Warren who is following up with his contact on this. Followed up with 4 of them today to answer questions and thank them. Sent Mayor summary and talking points for conversation with Mastrov. Follow up items: (1) send out group email and (2) coordinate with Mayor on Mastrov talking points.

2. City - Correspondence with Dangberg and Barrett today. Dangberg seems to be in a good place. Also went through Dangberg memo on benefits of this deal versus last year. Holding comments until I get Kunal's and we will give him joint comments on benefits of downtown arena.

3. Regional Funding - I reached out to County Supervisors and so far only interest in garage revenue - not possessory tax credit. Also spoke with City of West Sac on revenue opportunities and the are open to further discussions. Point on this is Councilmember Ledesma. No promises but exploring.

4. Media - Met with Marcos Breton today and put him in the dog house. He tried to back peddle saying it was just more neutral than negative. I hit him on this saying he needs to keep in mind his goals and focus on economic benefits of downtown development. He said he would do a better article Sunday. We will see.

That is all for now.

JD


From: Kunal Merchant Date: January 24, 2013 at 4:38:23 PM PSTSubject: Re: mtg updateTo: Kevin Johnson Cc: Jeff Dorso , DC , Ben Sosenko , TJ , Christopher Lehane

Great!!

CL/JD...pls advise on next step


per stern:

- overall good mtg, 2 hrs- friendly, upbeat- rb said he has a lot of work to do- rb focused on real estate- rb knows he's more than a stalking horse


Subject: Re: Investor Group presoFrom: Jeffrey Dorso

Date: March 24, 2013 at 2:46:21 PM PDTCc: Kunal Merchant Daniel Conway , Ben Sosenko To: Mayor Johnson

I am sitting at his desk now organizing his presentation.

JD

On Mar 24, 2013, at 2:18 PM, Mayor Johnson wrote:

very good email from Dangberg

did/do we have folks working out of city hall with him

On Mar 24, 2013, at 11:27 AM, "Kunal Merchant" wrote:

AWESOME email - we need to capitalize. His head is in perfect place.

JD - defer to you on how to best move ahead...would be great if we couldpop by city hall.. maybe share our messaging

On 3/24/13 9:24 AM, "John Dangberg" wrote:

Good idea Kunal. I am in the office working on the presentation todayand Desmond will be joining me shortly to assist. We have a draft, butwill flesh it out today. If you (and Daniel, Jeff, Ben) are able to comein, please do as we would love to sit down and get your advice and inputon the presentation. As well we probably need to square up on some ofthe messaging. Also, the City necessarily has to use conservativeassumptions and some of that might not jive with TBS messaging. That'snot all bad; we just need to sync up on a couple items so we can explainin a supportive and positive way.

John Dangberg

-----Original Message-----From: Kunal Merchant Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 9:08 AMTo: Dan Barrett; John DangbergCc: Jeff Dorso; Daniel ConwaySubject: Investor Group preso

John and Dan,

Has Jason provided any guidance on the investor group presentation aspart of the Council Meeting presentation?

Happy to be helpful if needed. We can also address offline staff tostaff tomorrow before/after city meetings w RB-MM but suggest we reachout today.

Kunal

Frankie says Ron does not want to do press... MKJ will call to discuss how to push back...Sent via the EagleFrom: Kunal Merchant Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:10:17 -0800To: Jeffrey DorsoCc: Kevin Johnson; Daniel Conway; Ben Sosenko; Christopher Lehane Cowbell Kingdom. Blog.>>>> On Mar 24, 2013, at 14:08, Mayor Johnson wrote:>>> 1. good>>>> 4. who is ham>>>> On Mar 24, 2013, at 3:34 PM, "Jeffrey Dorso" wrote:>>>>> Mayor and Team:>>>>>> Press update on my side:>>>>>> 1. Grant Napear - Had a 30 minute call with Grant to get him prepped on (1) 2 year process, (2) benefits of this years plan, and (3) improvements of this plan over last year. He is dialed and I will be on show tomorrow to set the table for him.>>>>>> 2. Sam Amick - Communicated with Sam, he is good with info Lehane got him, but will follow up if he has detailed question.>>>>>> 3. Breton - Followed up with Breton and he is solid and moving forward. Bee will ask any questions they have.>>>

Trevor?


> what % did bob Johnson own>> On Jan 24, 2013, at 7:09 PM, "Kunal Merchant" wrote:>>> FYI>>>> Charlotte example of how michael jordan used right of first>> refusal...Trevor researched:>>>>>> June 15, 2006:>> Michael Jordan becomes minority owner. Contract includes right of first refusal>>>> 2009, early 2010>> Ma

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