Stadium plan kicked to council

A deal to build a $1.3 billion downtown football stadium and remodeled Convention Center moved a step closer to approval Wednesday when a key city panel unanimously signed off on the plan. Daily News.

The Ad Hoc Committee on the Downtown Stadium and Event Center voted 4-0 for the memorandum of understanding, including Councilman Bill Rosendahl, who had earlier presented the most concerns about it.

Rosendahl said he was satisfied with a series of reports prepared by the city staff that Los Angeles is protected as much as possible from any direct costs.