AEG scores with state

The state Senate approved special legislation Friday designed to expedite construction of a football stadium in downtown Los Angeles, saying it was willing to bend California's environment laws in order to generate thousands of jobs. Dakota Smith in the Daily News,

Senate Bill 292 fast-tracks legal challenges to construction of the 72,000-seat Farmers Field stadium. Approved by the Assembly on Wednesday and passed 32-7 on Friday afternoon, the bill now heads to Gov. Jerry Brown for consideration. He has not indicated whether he will sign it.

"The sheer scale and magnitude (of the project) will be felt statewide from an economic point of view," said state Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Van Nuys, who sponsored the bill. "We will feel that bump throughout the state.