AEG makes its case for football

Developers of a planned downtown football stadium and events center submitted their first formal proposal to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's NFL Blue Ribbon Commission on Thursday, repeating their promise not to spend any tax dollars on the $1 billion project. Vincent Bonsignore in the Daily News,

Under the Anschutz Entertainment Group plan, the West Hall of the Convention Center would be razed to make room for a stadium with a retractable roof capable of seating 64,000-78,000 people. A new West Hall would be built on a different section of Convention Center property, and the parking lot would be expanded.