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Irwindale was ripped off years ago by Al Davis of the Raiders and the NFL.. The rip off was for $10 million tax dollars.
"Over the years, the NFL has played Anaheim off against Los Angeles, and both off against Carson. It has feigned excuse me, "expressed" interest in the Rose Bowl, the Coliseum and Hollywood Park as venues for a stadium. It has toyed with moguls such as Eli Broad and Michael Ovitz like a defensive tackle toys with a fumbled football. It has sent countless delegations of team owners to study proposed sites.
It has dangled visions of Super Bowls and jobs by the thousands before starry-eyed politicos. It has promised that L.A. would certainly have a team by "2009, 2010 or 2000-whenever," in the words of former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue."
There is one commonality--in all cases the NFL wanted to use tax dollars to come to the locations--millions. Ask San Diego how much they lose each year--I believe it is $17 million in total--that is real money.
Forget the NFL--if they want to come to California--we already have three pro football teams in the State.
The NFL acts like a welfare Queen--time to end the giveaways to corporations.
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"Over the years, the NFL has played Anaheim off against Los Angeles, and both off against Carson. It has feigned excuse me, "expressed" interest in the Rose Bowl, the Coliseum and Hollywood Park as venues for a stadium. It has toyed with moguls such as Eli Broad and Michael Ovitz like a defensive tackle toys with a fumbled football. It has sent countless delegations of team owners to study proposed sites.
It has dangled visions of Super Bowls and jobs by the thousands before starry-eyed politicos. It has promised that L.A. would certainly have a team by "2009, 2010 or 2000-whenever," in the words of former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue."
There is one commonality--in all cases the NFL wanted to use tax dollars to come to the locations--millions. Ask San Diego how much they lose each year--I believe it is $17 million in total--that is real money.
Forget the NFL--if they want to come to California--we already have three pro football teams in the State.
The NFL acts like a welfare Queen--time to end the giveaways to corporations.
More...