"The NBA doesn't care about keeping the Blazers in Portland, they would let them leave!"
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Bumping this thread about Moda Center stuff ahead of tomorrow's listening sessions. See you at Lents Park at 12:00 and Parklane Park at 3:00!
"Portland is a small market, no owner would want to be here"
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Mayor Wilson suggests the Moda Center being upgraded would help Portland host an NBA All-Star game.
The NBA has said for over a decade that it won't award the ASG to Portland due to lack of available 4- and 5- star hotel rooms.
Those are two different things.
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I did an interview on the Moda funding question on KATU this week. Council has the leverage here. It’s time to use it to get a good deal for Portlanders.
The Moda Center listening sessions are happening! Please ask one of the following questions to your councilors, and share this with others so we can all be prepared to ask the questions we need answers to! www.ripcitynotripoff.com#park-questions
We sat down with KBOO to talk Moda and answer calls from Portlanders. Check it out: kboo.fm/media/133910...
Today we're talking with Edan Krolewicz, creator of the 'Rip City Not Rip Off' campaign, pushing for a better Moda Center renovation deal between the City of Portland and the Blazers ownership. Althea...
The City's facility assessment shows a $505M 20-year plan, with two-thirds tied to revenue-generating upgrades. Portland should define a market deal before any public vote.
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Portland City Councilor Jamie Dunphy
City officials want your input about the Moda Center in Portland and are hosting a pop-up survey event on Sunday.
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Mitch Green
KOIN 6 News
City officials are hosting a pop-up survey event at Tom McCall Waterfront Park to gather feedback on the Moda Center, the largest arena in Oregon, which is owned by the City of Portland and home to…
For the record: no City Councilors are being asked to sign an NDA regarding the Moda negotiations. Councilors Green and Koyama Lane understand that they are not being asked to sign an NDA. We are building a public and transparent process for these negotiations, which have not started yet.