NFL Stadium

Sep 28 2012

L.A. City Council approved the construction of a $1.2 billion NFL stadium

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - To cheers and high-fives, the Los Angeles City
Council today gave final approval for the construction of a $1.2 billion NFL
stadium and a new $315 million convention center hall, stand-alone ballroom and
new park plaza in downtown L.A.
The council approved the deal on a 12-0 vote. Union construction
workers, high school football teams and business groups packed the chamber to
support the deal.

Aug 30 2011

Ten year lease

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today credited his efforts to streamline the city’s development permitting process with Farmers Insurance deciding to move one of its offices and 1,200 jobs to Los Angeles from Simi Valley.

Feb 8 2011

Job creation

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A proposed streetcar system in downtown Los Angeles would create 9,300 jobs and generate about $47 million for the city, according to a study released today by supporters of the project.

"The Los Angeles streetcar will have an incredible return with major benefits for Los Angeles—over $1.1 billion in new development and thousands of new jobs,'' according to Tim Leiweke, president and CEO of AEG, the owner of Staples Center and the company pushing for an NFL stadium in downtown Los Angeles.

Jan 19 2011

Zero risk

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The president of Anschutz Entertainment Group told a City Council committee today that building a stadium for a NFL team would serve as a catalyst in redeveloping downtown Los Angeles and would not cost taxpayers a cent.

Tim Leiweke of AEG, the developer of Staples Center and L.A. Live, called the proposed project "a catalyst that will be probably the largest economic development in the history of downtown.''

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”