But Cal Expo just wanted funding for a new fairgrounds. It didn't want to move. The relocation is probably more a bug in this plan than a feature. It's an "if we have to move to get new fairgrounds, then we have to move." Such an attitude, understandable as it may be, is more susceptible to dampening enthusiasm. And never mind public pressure from anti-Maloof politicians, NIMBY property owners (in Natomas and the Cal Expo area) and the usual anti-growth forces of Sacramento. This will be a challenge, obviously, and this type of thing could keep popping up. Let's hope the deal survives, assuming it pencils out.