Stars come out for AEG

Former professional athletes, union workers and high school football teams were among hundreds of supporters of a proposed downtown NFL stadium who crowded into City Hall Friday to hear details of the $1.3 billion project. Daily News.

Holding its first full public discussion of the proposed football stadium, the Los Angeles City Council heard from dozens of speakers, nearly all giving strong support for the plan by Denver-based Anschutz Entertainment Group.

Former Laker great Earvin "Magic" Johnson and former Los Angeles Rams quarterback Vince Ferragamo welcomed the stadium, which would be built adjacent to the Los Angeles Convention Center.