SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio's dream of a downtown sports and entertainment district got a new burst of momentum Thursday afternoon when City Council, rejecting Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones' push for a "strategic pause," voted to approve the proposed funding framework for a new Spurs arena expected to cost $1.3 billion.

Jones had said she wanted a deeper, independent economic analysis specifically focused on the new arena, referring to it as "due diligence" to ensure the public has all the facts. A majority of the 11-member council disagreed, saying that now is the time to forge ahead. Some even suggested that no study could fully convey the value of the Spurs to the city they call home.

So what happens now? Well, don't expect ground to be broken anytime soon on an arena.

That's because the

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