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State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg was a guest in the Chargers owner Alex Spanos' luxury box at a recent San Diego game. The legislator, who pushed through a bill to allow the NFL stadium plan in Industry to proceed, was reportedly there for a fundraiser, writes Michael Gardner in the San Diego Union-Tribune. (The Chargers have been listed as a potential candidate to move to Los Angeles.)

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says there are "positive developments" in the Los Angeles area. "But now we have to figure out how to pay for it. And in our economic system, that is a big challenge. It's at least an $800 million stadium," he told the Associated Press.

The St. Louis Rams are the most likely to move to the future Industry stadium site because the team is currently up for sale and they have an opt-out clause with their Jones Dome lease after 2014 season, writes Peter King in Sports Illustrated.

Ed Roski, Jr.'s development company, Majestic Realty, has fielded requests to reserve the 176 luxury suites and almost 40,000 for the 12,500 club seats, writes Jon Wertheim in Sports Illustrated.

Heck, even the New York Times took up the news.

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NFL Commisioner Roger Goodell interviewed on ESPN Radio this morning covered a wide range of topics including Pacman's problems, Crazy Al's feud with Lane Kiffin, and the economy. He wasn't asked about Majestic's promise to bring a team to LA by next season. Here's some excerpts from a transcript provided by the NFL:

On the latest with Adam Jones and if the league has started an investigation:

 

The answer is yes.  We're trying to determine all the facts.  It's clear there was some type of incident.  We want to understand all the facts. At this point right now, it's about making sure we understand exactly what did happen.

 

On the Raiders' press conference last week:

 

I watched the press conference like everyone else.  It was unfortunate that the circumstances had gotten to that point.  Both parties have moved on.  Hopefully, the Raiders can focus on winning football games going forward, and coach Kiffin can pursue whatever he decides to do.

 

I have not interjected myself.  There has been a lot of misinformation about a letter that I supposedly sent to the Raiders threatening them.  That is not the case.  During the press conference, Mr. Davis had made a point of a potential tampering case involving Randy Moss.  I take that seriously.  I asked if there were any facts that I should be made aware so we can pursue it as we do with any charge that's in violation of our rules.  That was the extent of my letter.  There's really no further statement from our standpoint at this juncture.

 

On any possible changes made by the NFL immediately due to the economy:

 

I have put it on three different levels.  How can we be impacted directly by the lack of credit in the market place, and does it affect instruments like stadium financing?  Secondly, does it affect our business partners that are so important to us like ESPN?  Thirdly, how does it affect our consumers? They are being impacted directly with this.  How will it impact their relationship with the NFL, whether it's in ticket buying or merchandise? There are so many ways our fans interact with us, and we want to see how the economy is affecting our fans.