Which Way, L.A.?
AEG Tells LA that Sale Will Not Affect NFL Stadium Plans
Los Angeles has been trying to figure out the sudden offer for sale of AEG at the very moment it seemed to have worked out a deal to bring the NFL back to LA.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenMayor Villaraigosa says he knew but didn't tell. The rest of Los Angeles has been trying to figure out what it means: the sudden offer for sale of the Anschutz Entertainment Group at the very moment it seemed to have worked out a deal to bring the NFL back to Los Angeles. Will a new stadium now cost more public money? Will there be a team to play there? Will AEG's president and CEO Tim Leiweke be fired? We hear what Leiweke told City Council members today and how they responded. Also, last night's Emmy sweep for Showtime's Homeland reveals connections between Hollywood and Tel Aviv. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, developing the last frontier without destroying it.
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3 storiesLos Angeles and the NFL: The Saga Continues
The decision to sell the Anchutz Entertainment Group may have seemed sudden last week for a good reason. It had only been made a few weeks before.
Read the story22 min'Homeland's' Emmys a Win for TV Programming with Roots in Israel
Four Primetime Emmys , including the award for Top Drama, went to Showtime's Homeland last night, a big moment for a program not all that well known to the television audience. John Horn of the Los Angeles Times and KCRW's The Business talked about it in our studio today with Michael Schneider of TV Guide .
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The rapid melting of Arctic ice has triggered political and economic competition among the world's great powers. Even China is getting into the act. Is the US holding its own? Can a remote and massive part of the world be preserved as well as developed?
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