Tag Archives: National Football League

The Unanswered Questions about AEG’s NFL Stadium Plan — Will City Hall Ask Them?

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

By KEVIN JAMES, Candidate for L.A. Mayor in the L.A. Business Journal In 2010, word leaked out that Anschutz Entertainment Group and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa were courting the NFL. The league that dashed in 1995 and remains elusive today was, as … Continue reading →

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The NFL Calls the Plays for AEG’s Fumbled Downtown Stadium Deal

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

Of all the strange plot twists, audacious power plays, ever-changing story line, the strangest one of all is to see the National Football League taking charge of deciding the who, what, where and when of bringing pro football back to … Continue reading →

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AEG, the Dodgers and the Genius of Janice Hahn

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

Dear Janice: Your daddy would be so proud of the stand you took today in introducing legislation in the Congress of the United States of America called the “Give the Fans a Chance Act.” He never missed a chance to … Continue reading →

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Field of Schemes: Crony Capitalism Is Alive and Well in L.A.’s Pursuit of Pro Football.

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: Troy Senik,a senior fellow at the Center for Individual Freedom and a contributor at Ricochet.com, wrote this article for City Journal.  By Troy Senik, City Journal California, a state whose greatest innovation in recent years has been finding … Continue reading →

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NFL to AEG, LA: Sweeten the Pot or No Deal

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

I hate to tell you I told you so but I did over and over: The deal to enrich right-wing extremist billionaire Phil Anschutz and his minions like Tim Leiweke stinks as far as the NFL and its greedy owners … Continue reading →

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Big city, small city — L.A. vs. Pasadena, Burbank, Glendale, Lakewood, Compton, Monterey Park …

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

This tale of two treasures of the greater Los Angeles area — two National Historic Landmarks, two venerable stadiums built at the same time 90 years ago — says a lot about the role of politics and leadership in determining … Continue reading →

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CBS2 Accuses City Hall of Funneling $1 Million Grant for the Poor to Farmers Field Architect

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Like taxpayer money that goes to the Community Redevelopment Agency and winds up in the hands of wealthy developers, federal community development block grants (CDBG) given to the city often are funneled away from programs to help the poor as … Continue reading →

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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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Lies, Deceptions, Bungling Incompetence and the Absurdity of Politics from LA to Sacramento

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

It’s hard to know which is worse: The lies and deceptions of our corrupt politicians or the bungling incompetence of the bureaucrats who carry out their policies. Look at the nonsense in Sacramento in the last days of another disastrous … Continue reading →

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One More Lie from AEG, One Less LA Convention

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

AEG’s TIm Leiweke has good reason for pulling out all stops to block anyone from suing over his NFL stadium plan in downtown LA — lies aren’t perjury if you didn’t swear on a stack of Bibles in court to … Continue reading →

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