Tag Archives: NFL

March Madness in L.A. — A Soulless City Searches for the Fall Guy for the Farmer’s Field Scandal

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

It’s getting harder every day to tell the players in L.A.’s drama apart — maybe they should wear numbered jerseys at least while they mourn the loss of another National Football League franchise, an unnamed one that joins the Rams … Continue reading →

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Farmer’s Field Is Dead, AEG Not for Sale, Leiweke Forced Out: Who Is Accountable, Who Will Pay the Bill?

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

UPDATE: The mayor, living in his own fantasies, responds to the news by suggesting they done him wrong: “For the past three years, the City has expedited our process and lived up to our end of a deal to bring … Continue reading →

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The Worst Call in the History of the Game: Bringing the NFL Back to LA — Not the Monday Night Football Farce

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

Of all the lies about Farmers Field that have been told over the last two years — and there have been some whoppers — the biggest by far is how we just gotta bring the NFL back to Los Angeles. … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Development/CRA, Hot Topics, Los Angeles, NFL Stadium | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

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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Farmers Field: ‘An odd and unsuccessful amalgam: overscaled, grandiose …’

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

Maybe I’ve been wrong about Farmers Field being the worst thing that could happen to downtown L.A., a giant domed stadium plastered with digital billboards lighting up the night sky from the Hollywood Hills to the ocean.  Maybe turning the … 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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The Turning Point — Or the Point of No Return

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

Give ‘em hell, Mr. President. That’s what I found myself yelling at the TV screen yesterday as I watched Barack Obama give it all he’s got to try to bring this country together so we can get back on track … Continue reading →

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Advertisements for Myself: Newspaper Columns, Council Comments

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

The Starbird Philosophy That Guided Glendale for 14 Years Don’t bother saying thanks to Jim Starbird — he’s been living a dream for the past 14 years as Glendale city manager. A day after disclosing plans to retire at the … Continue reading →

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Robbing the Public under the Color of Law: DWP Rate Hikes and AEG Giveaways

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

Editor’s Note: DWP officials will hold a workshop Wednesday night from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the DWP cafeteria at 111 N. Hope St. and promises an open discussion of its rate hike plans with the community. With the … Continue reading →

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