AEG gets Sacramento support
Los Angeles lawmakers on Friday touted developer Anschutz Entertainment Group's downtown football stadium as an innovative facility that will transform the South Park neighborhood into a walkable, transit-accessible hub. Dakota Smith in the Daily News,.
That's why otherwise green-minded lawmakers said they were willing to back new legislation that would bend the landmark California Environmental Quality Act to accommodate the project.
"This would be the most environmentally friendly stadium in the country," said Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Van Nuys, who introduced Senate Bill 292 that would provide a myriad of protections and requirements for the stadium.
Teamsters clarify position
A major Southern California union has backed off its opposition to the proposed downtown football stadium.. Daily News.
On Thursday, Teamsters Joint Council 42 - representing 200,000 members in the San Gabriel Valley and Inland Empire -- had issued a strongly worded letter supporting Majestic Realty's proposed stadium in the City of Industry. The letter also blasted the competing project that Anschutz Entertainment Group has proposed for downtown Los Angeles.
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