Tag Archives: National Football League

Major League Baseball Seizes Control of the Dodgers from McCourt

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

Life is beautiful — novelists, filmmakers, liars, cheats and scoundrels can try all they want to make up story lines all they want but they are still just imitations of life. Real life wins every time. On the very day, … Continue reading →

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Whatever NFL Wants, NFL Gets — Name Games: ‘Farmers’ Good, ‘Industry’ Bad

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

The National Football League objects to being associated with the word “Industry” as in a new stadium located in the City of Industry but it’s happy to be associated with farmers as in “Farmers Field” in downtown LA. It’s a … Continue reading →

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‘Where is the political will to serve the people rather than special interests?[

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

Cary Brazemen and LA Neighbors United have struck again with a full-page ad in the LA Times, this time questioning City Hall’s mad rush to approve AEG’s downtown NFL stadium plan. Under the headline “While the Mayor pitches a new … Continue reading →

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What Makes Cities Great: People, not Buildings — Stop the CRA Swindle

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

“For years, cities like Detroit built fancy towers and development projects in the hopes that this would revive the downtown core. But cities thrive because they host quality conversations, not because they have new buildings and convention centers” Columnist David … Continue reading →

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FOLLOW-UP: Antonio’s NFL Video Cost Taxpayers Nothing — Just Like NFL Stadium

Posted on February 8, 2011 by

CurbedLA writer Dakota Smith got the first shot at the mayor’s astonishing video promoting AEG’s plan to build an NFL stadium downtown on Convention Center property and was told it didn’t cost taxpayers a dime to make. “Arielle J. Goren, … Continue reading →

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Will Farmers Field Feed LA’s Hunger?

Posted on February 2, 2011 by

UPDATE: LA TImes columnist Michael Hiltzik set down three rules for smart politicisns: Never Never name public edifices after politicians until they’re dead and buried, never let land developers think you need them more than they need you and “never, … Continue reading →

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What a Town Without Pity Can Do — Build a Luxury Football Stadium But Close Parks and Libraries

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

Nearly two years in the making behind the scenes, a plans to tear down the old wing of the LA Convention Center and build an NFL stadium has suddenly gained enormous momentum. The goal is to give AEG’s Tim Leiweke … Continue reading →

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Antonio’s Dirty Little Secret: The Downtown NFL Stadium Conspiracy

Posted on January 5, 2011 by

As long as nearly two years ago, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and his staff conspired with AEG’s Tim Leiweke and Casey Wasserman and others to conceal plans to build an NFL Stadium in downtown LA. A secret memo obtained Wednesday (NFL-Antonio.pdf) from … Continue reading →

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Stop the Nonsense: Public Needs Absolute Guarantee No Public Money Will Be Used for Downtown NFL Stadium

Posted on November 8, 2010 by

At the height of his power when the leadership of LA still was driven by a vision of greatness for the city as well as greed for themselves, Tom Bradley pushed through a 1978 Charter measure that barred the use … Continue reading →

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Stop the Nonsense: Public Needs Absolute Guarantee No Public Money Will Be Used for Downtown NFL Stadium

Posted on November 8, 2010 by

At the height of his power when the leadership of LA still was driven by a vision of greatness for the city as well as greed for themselves, Tom Bradley pushed through a 1978 Charter measure that barred the use … Continue reading →

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