Tag Archives: EIR

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Making of the AEG Movie: “Los Angeles — Open for Business or Up for Sale?”

Posted on September 29, 2012 by

Councilwoman Jan Perry’s committee to sell the public on the Farmers Field/Convention Center deal met for the last time Monday to provide the stage for a dress rehearsal before the climax to the show that would come on Friday in … Continue reading →

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Leiweke Demands LA’s Unconditional Surrender or Face the Big Chill of an ‘Economic Nuclear Winter for This City’

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: Perhaps Tim Leiweke’s NFL team — if he gets one — should be called the “Angelenos” as the email blast he sent out announcing release of the draft EIR promises his football stadium will  benefit “Angelenos 365 days … Continue reading →

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Whose Environment, Whose Protection, Whose Law? Gutting CEQA for a Football Stadium

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

The lead player in the environmental movement’s battle with AEG over exempting the proposed downtown football stadium from California environmental laws has resorted to the tried and true trick of every cynical politician: He has declared victory in the face … Continue reading →

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A Guide to Understanding the Baffling Changes to LA’s Planning Rules

Posted on December 18, 2010 by

Editor’s Note: Radical changes are being made to LA’s planning rules by First Deputy Mayor Austin Beutner — changes intended to simplify and expedite approval of new developments as he explained this week in an LA Business Journal article. Already, … Continue reading →

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