Nearly 15 years after the Los Angeles area’s two professional football teams left for other cities, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill to clear the way for a new stadium seen as pivotal to drawing a team to the region. Ever since the Los Angeles Raiders (now in Oakland) and the Rams (St. Louis) left after the 1994 season, civic leaders, politicians, and the National Football League have considered various schemes in a number of cities to woo a team to L.A., the nation’s second-largest television market. But the latest effort, to build a 75,000-seat, $800 million “green” stadium in City of Industry, a warehouse and shopping district 15 miles east of downtown, is considered one of the more viable to come along in a long time…
…The city of Indianapolis is considering ways to get out of the professional-sports-stadium and convention-center-management business. This week, the city’s Office of Enterprise Development released a Request for Information and Qualifications in conjunction with the Capital Improvement Board, soliciting proposals for private-sector operation and management of Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indiana Convention Center. The CIB, which manages the city’s professional-sports facilities and the convention center, has struggled much of the past year to close a projected $47 million deficit for 2010. Last week, it said its financial situation has been improving but still needs much work…
…The Seattle City Council this week passed a resolution supporting the city’s effort to become one of the host cities for World Cup soccer matches in 2018 or 2022. In August, Seattle was named one of 27 cities being considered to host World Cup matches should the World Cup come to the U.S. Seattle’s bid included both 67,000-seat Qwest Field and 72,500-seat Husky Stadium as potential venues and four training sites: the University of Washington soccer stadium, Seattle University soccer stadium, Starfire Sports Complex, and Virginia Mason Athletic Center, where the Seahawks train…
…The New Jersey Nets are considering playing their regular-season home games at the Prudential Center in Newark while a new arena is being built for them in Brooklyn, NY, several team officials said this week. After drawing large crowds for two pre-season games in Newark — including nearly 16,000 for a game against the New York Knicks — the Nets are warming to the idea of spending a few years at the Prudential Center as long as they can get out of their lease at the Meadowlands without having to pay an $8 million penalty.
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