Tag Archives: downtown los angeles

Billionaires’ Bragging Rights, Boosters’ Benefits and the Brutal Battle for Big-time Football

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

While AEG was busy gutting the heart of California’s environmental protection law with the help of business, labor and environmentalists, competitor Ed Roski’s NFL football team was rounding up support from the Boards of Supervisors of.neighboring Orange, San Bernardino and … Continue reading →

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8th Wonder of the World: AEG’s NFL Stadium in L.A.– It’s Cheap, Gawdy and Free of Public Money

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

HKS’ STADIUM IN DOWNTOWN L.A. GENSLER’S STADIUM IN DOWNTOWN L.A. HTNB’S STADIUM IN DOWNTOWN L.A.Carefully orchestrating the selling of AEG’s plans for a downtown NFL stadium, Tim Leiweke stepped up his campaign to drip out details Wednesday by releasing renderings … Continue reading →

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Welfare for Billionaires: AEG Wants $1 Billion in Your Money to Bring the NFL to Downtown LA

Posted on October 13, 2010 by

“This is simple. If the private sector is going to step in and spend a billion — and we’re going to have to do that,  that’s only way it’s going to happen — then shouldn’t we as a community spend … Continue reading →

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Downtown Art Walk Cancelled — Cops Doing Their Jobs Cost Extra

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

You gotta love LA — even when you hate it. Where else on the face of the Earth do you have to pay extra just to have a few cops walking around with people having a good time like they … Continue reading →

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