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City decks NFL proposal with lots of folly
don bauder But everyone knows that's a lie. You watch football on television, but you don't attend games.— December 31, 2015 2:34 p.m.
City decks NFL proposal with lots of folly
don bauder All well and good. But my question was pretty straight forward. Specifically, where do you think the money will come from that will be used to buy the vote. Exactly who is going to foot the bill to outspend those opposing a new stadium by at least a 100 to 1 margin? Who are those individuals or organizations willing to do that. Be specific. Name names. Who do you think they are??— December 31, 2015 2:32 p.m.
City decks NFL proposal with lots of folly
don bauder But who is it that wants the stadium?? Who is it that is going to fork out all that money?? The Chargers don't want the stadium, so it won't come from them. Are you suggesting that the business community and the local fans will spend it? Perhaps the city will spend even more taxpayer dollars promoting it and getting it's lesser informed citizens to vote for it? Seriously, I am curious as to where you think the money will come from that will be used to buy the vote.— December 31, 2015 8:38 a.m.
Mark Twain speaks again in St. Louis
Nah. He's greedy for sure, but not nearly as greedy as the other guys, not even close. But I would put him in the list of top douche bags.— December 22, 2015 8:05 p.m.
Mark Twain speaks again in St. Louis
A few in no particular order: Larry Ellison Jack Welch Larry Page Tim Cook Sheldon Adleson David Tepper Jeff Bezos Donnie Trump The Koch boys— December 22, 2015 8:43 a.m.
Mark Twain speaks again in St. Louis
Yes, of course the did. But really, does anyone care about the Raiders?— December 22, 2015 8:33 a.m.
Mark Twain speaks again in St. Louis
don bauder, NFL owners are indeed greedy sons of bitches. But they are not even close to being the greediest people in the country.— December 22, 2015 7:13 a.m.
Look out, Trump, here comes Rocky
founder/captd The latest national polls I have seen all show Hillary just about doubling up on Sanders, Quinnipiac at 61-30 and Monmouth at 59-26, for example. So at this point, I don't think anyone is seriously "concerned" that Sanders might win the Democratic nomination, but rather cautiously vigilant. BTW, it's not the DNC (Democratic National Committee) nomination, it is the Democratic Party nomination. Just a little bit different— December 22, 2015 7:05 a.m.
Mark Twain speaks again in St. Louis
visduh There are many easy to find sources on the history that you can utilize should you desire more information. As I remember, the basics are this. It was built in the 1920's in much the same form as it is now, including the peristyle. Originally seating about 75K, the structure was expanded up to increase the seating to just over 100k and the Olympic torch was added. The track was installed for the 1984 Olympics. The Chargers started life in the Coliseum and the Dodgers played their home games there for several years until Dodger Stadium was finished. I would say that the NFL's absence for is due in large part to the fact that no one wants to pay for the necessary renovations to the Coliseum to accommodate an NFL team or pay for their own stadium. About 10 years ago, the NFL was working on bringing a team to the Coliseum or to a new stadium built on property the NFL bought on Orange County in close proximity to Anaheim Stadium, if not both sites. No money, no stadium, no team.— December 21, 2015 12:02 p.m.
Mark Twain speaks again in St. Louis
visduh The "city" hasn't controlled the Coliseum in more than half a century, if the "city" ever actually did at all. In the 1940's, The Coliseum Commission was created under a Joint Powers Authority agreement between the State of California, the County of Los Angeles, and the City of Los Angeles. In 2012, the Coliseum Commission approved a lease with USC for 98 years which effectively surrendered public control of the Coliseum to USC. It went into affect in July 2013 and transferred day-to-day management and financial responsibilities for the Coliseum and Sports Arena to USC. Essentially, the lease gives USC all the benefits of owning the stadium without having it to buy it. Now there is a a provision that requires USC to cooperate with any request by the City or County of Los Angeles for use of the Coliseum on a temporary basis by an NFL team, for no longer than 4 years. But other than that, USC controls it. There are problems with using the coliseum for a "permanent " home for an NFL team. First, the Coliseum a National Historic Landmark, meaning any renovations would have to be complementary to the most identifiable parts of the building. Ask Chicago how that works. Also, Los Angeles voters will not vote to use public money to renovate the Coliseum. That means private money from any future NFL inhabitant. Who is going to fork over millions, the last I read was about $300 million 10 years ago, when they don't own the stadium.— December 21, 2015 8:31 a.m.