Category Archives: Industry

City manager swap

I made a call to Industry’s city manager Philip Iriarte, but quickly hung up when I got the voice mail of Kevin Radecki, left. Turns out, Kevin is the city manager now and Phil, right, is now the Deputy Executive … Continue reading

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“No doubt” that NFL is coming to town

So it looks like there is “no doubt” that there will be an NFL team playing in Los Angeles by next season. Do you believe it? Also, during a meeting with John Semcken, vice president of Majestic Realty, Semcken said … Continue reading

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One step closer to bringing NFL to the SGV

Well, it took a little prodding by billionaire Ed Roski, but Ben Baeder is reporting that the NFL is now showing “a little enthusiasm” in the proposed NFL stadium in Industry. NFL calls Roski stadium proposal “interesting possibility”By Ben Baeder, Staff WriterArticle … Continue reading

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Day laborers in Azusa

During my early morning 7.5 mile run today through Irwindale and Azusa, I noticed a Day Laborer sign where nearly a dozen men were lined up. My running partner told me that he has seen that line get as big … Continue reading

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Sports saves or sinks?

Reporter Dan Abendschein has an interesting story in today’s paper about the benefits of sports industry to the local economy. Depending on who you talk to, that industry can either boost local economy or simply do nothing at all. Of … Continue reading

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“Are they insane?”

As expected, concerns about the amount of traffic a football stadium could bring to the area if built in Industry are coming to fruition. Note this letter that ran in our Opinion section today: A stadium at the Pomona (60) … Continue reading

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Roski to stop by Tribune’s office

Billionaire developer Edward Roski, who is proposing to build an NFL stadium in Industry, is going to stop by the Tribune’s office today to pitch his idea to the Editorial Board. I’ll be sitting in the meeting as well, and … Continue reading

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NFL: UPDATE III

I just got this email, which confirms that the plans are in the works to bringing this stadium to Industry. Check out the Web site link. It gives the location, the timeline, and what the stadium will look like: In … Continue reading

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