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Mythbusting: Vikings to L.A. Coliseum?

Why did the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission reject USC's offer on Wednesday to conditionally accept an agreement to allow the Trojans to play in the Coliseum?When we first heard of USC's "put up or shut up proposal," we thought it was brilliant, because to reject the plan would require that the Coliseum Commission...

Coliseum Deal is a Dud for USC

After being admonished last week by the Rose Bowl Operating Company to grow up and negotiate with the University of Southern California, the Coliseum Commission, which oversees the storied stadium where the Men of Troy play football came back with a counter-proposal of half-measures.According to WeAreSC, the Coliseum...

Villaraigosa Routes Roadmap to Peace Between USC, Coliseum

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa came out before today's meeting of the Coliseum Commission to map a strategy for achieving peace between the stadium officials and their main tenant--the University of Southern California Football team.In a letter to the Commission, Villaraogosa outlines a seven point strategy to keep...

Council Fiddles As Coliseum Issue Burns

If the Los Angeles City Council is taking USC's threat to move to the Rose Bowl seriously, they certainly are not showing it. Last week, Councilmmbers Jack Weiss--who represents UCLA territory--and Greig Smith, who attended USC, introduced an emergency non-binding resolution to encourage the University and Coliseum...

Villaraigosa Urges USC-Coliseum Deal

In one of the most strongly-worded statements on the future of the NFL in Los Angeles, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a UCLA alumnus, implored his colleagues on the Coliseum Commission to get over their false hopes to bring professional football to the stadium and ink a long-term deal with the University of Southern...

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05/24/12 Ministers challenge L.A. district maps Source: Daily News - Los Angeles CA A group of African-American, Asian and Hispanic ministers called Wednesday on Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to veto maps creating new City Council districts because they would have a negative impact on the inner city.
05/23/12 Clergy Groups Urge Veto of Redistricting Plan Source: LA Downtown News - Los Angeles CA In the coming weeks, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is expected to sign off on a controversial redistricting plan that carves up existing City Council boundaries in Downtown, South Los Angeles and Koreatown.
05/23/12 LA Pastors Say Redistricting Plan Would... Source: CBS - KNX1070 - Los Angeles CA A coalition of pastors called on Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Wednesday to veto an approved redistricting plan.
05/22/12 Strains In Town And Gown Relations Source: The Huffington Post - Culture When Los Angeles police made arrests last week in the killing of two University of Southern California graduate students, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa portrayed it as a sign that the city is working to protect college students.
05/22/12 2 charged in slaying of USC graduate students Source: The Homicide Report Bolden was believed to have been present when the students were gunned down during a robbery while sitting in Qu's parked BMW in the 2700 block of Raymond Avenue, the sources said.