the santa cruz city council unanimously approved a proposal to bring the golden state warriors d-league basketball team to santa cruz. a temporary tent-like arena will be built on front street to house games for the now-named dakota wizards. the arena is expected to seat over 27-hundred people for basketball games and 4-thousand people for off-season concerts. the city will loan the warriors 3-point-5 million dollars to support the project. construction on the arena could begin as early as july.
