Clever move

Mayor Nickels wants Olympia's support before talking with Sonics.

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels wants assurances from top Democrats in Olympia that they'll support a taxpayer-financed $220 million KeyArena expansion before the mayor sits down to negotiate with the Sonics in coming weeks.

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[Holly B]

Nickels plans to "negotiate" only after the state effectively endorses the entire $220 million that the Sonics ownership is demanding. That sounds to me like the city, as usual, is all set to bend over and grant every demand from the Sonics--and their billionaire godfather--rather than negotiate anything even remotely to return profit or break-even for taxpayers and voters.