Sacramento May Drop Raider Bid

Mayor Anne Rudin said Sacramento will consider backing out of a deal to pay the Raiders $50 million to move north if it turns out that the main private promoter of the project made an illegal contribution to referendum opponents of a new stadium for the San Francisco Giants.

After first denying involvement, Sacramento King owner Gregg Lukenbill has acknowledged asking a Woodland business associate to make a $12,500 contribution before the election, in which San Francisco voters rejected a plan to build a new stadium. A grand jury is investigating the contribution.