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AEG Pushes Downtown Football Stadium
AEG, developer of the Staples Center and LA Live, is pushing for a new football stadium downtown. We hear about the history of the NFL in Los Angeles as well as proposals for other new stadiums in the region. Also, a new wrinkle on Governor Brown's plan to ask voters if they want an extension of taxes rather than another $12 billion in budget cuts. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, two residents of Cairo on living in a city where history is being made.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenAEG, developer of the Staples Center and LA Live, is pushing for a new football stadium downtown. We hear about the history of the NFL in Los Angeles as well as proposals for other new stadiums in the region, including billionaire Ed Roski's plan for Irwindale. Also, a new wrinkle on Governor Brown's plan to ask voters if they want an extension of taxes rather than another $12 billion in budget cuts. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, a conversation with two residents of Cairo about what it's like to live in a city where history is being made.
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