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Los Angeles Jaguars? Los Angeles Bills? Los Angeles Vikings?
It may feel strange to say them, but one of those names could be in use soon. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said Monday he will sign an environmental exemption bill which allows the city to build a new football stadium, potentially for the NFL.
The bill was written with the goal of negating a lawsuit filed by Citizens for Community Preservation. The suit argued that building the stadium went against environmental laws. Instead of fighting or mediating the suit as they had done with a prior lawsuit filed by the city of Walnut, California lawmakers passed an exemption. After passing the exemption, all they needed was Schwarzenegger’s signature.
"It's a sad day for California," said Howard Wang, vice president of Citizens for Community Preservation. "It opens up the door for other developers who are well-off enough to hire lobbyists to go to Sacramento and get exemptions from the environmental laws."
The estimated $800 million project will begin as soon as the law takes effect, which will be 90 days after today’s scheduled signing. There is a signing ceremony scheduled at the 600-acre stadium site.
A spokesman for the governor said Schwarzenegger “supports the construction of a stadium in Los Angeles to create jobs and bring the NFL back to L.A.”
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Matthew Coller is a staff member of the Business of Sports Network, and is a freelance writer. He can be followed on Twitter
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