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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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AEG MOVIE ACT 4: “LA — Open for Business Or Up for Sale”

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

And the Oscar for political theater goes to … Tim Leiweke, president and CEO of Anschutz Entertainment Group for a brilliant performance running circles around LA’s politicians and bureaucrats and bamboozling the public with a fantasy of football, jobs and … Continue reading →

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AEG Movie Act One: “LA — Open for Business or Up for Sale”

Posted on September 30, 2012 by

The first thing you need to understand about government in America today is that the public story has nothing to do with what is really going on behind the scenes in the political back rooms. That’s why all these politicians … Continue reading →

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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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LA’s Death Valley: AEG, Leiweke, Farmers Field and Council’s Uncritical Examination of a Deal Without Public Benefits

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

Union uber-boss Maria Elena Durazo told the City Council’s ad hoc Farmer’s Field committee Monday not to worry about Phil Anschutz cashing in on the billion-dollar-plus gift of entitlements he’s getting from City Hall because “extraordinary trust exists between AEG, … Continue reading →

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Hoodwinked at City Hall or Co-conspirators? AEG Selling Out to Profit from Stadium Deal; LA Only Gets the Bills

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

“This was always part of the game plan. It’s the right time for Mr. Anschutz to find an exit strategy.” — Tim Leiweke, CEO of Anschutz Entertainment Group, on the global sports and entertainment company being put up for sale … Continue reading →

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Today’s LA Dirty Deal: Gifting the Coliseum to USC

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

Like sands through the hourglass, so are the daily swindles of L.A. residents and taxpayers — but there’s still a few hours to protest, maybe even delay, your city, county and state officials giving away one of LA’s most prized … 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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What’s Missing from AEG’s Maxi-Pad Stadium Deal: Study of Alternatives That Might Actually Succeed

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

With City Council members set Thursday to rubber stamp yet another version of AEG’s ever-changing designs (this one mocked as the Maxi-pad version) for its downtown NFL stadium, City Controller candidate Cary Brazeman has proposed a road map for exploring … Continue reading →

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