Majestic Realty Co.

Crowdfunding Site Wants Money To Prove L.A. Desires Return Of NFL

Some powerful forces in Los Angeles want to bring the NFL back to town. Anschutz Entertainment Group, which owns Staples Center, L.A. Live and concert promoter AEG Live, had its dreams for a downtown L.A. stadium green lit by the City Council in record time in fall. And Majestic Realty, which helpe ... More >>

Dodgers, NFL Talk Football At Chavez Ravine

Despite big plans and grid-iron dreams in downtown Los Angeles, the NFL has held talks with the new owners of Dodger Stadium about hosting football there in the future. That according to SportsBusiness Daily, which says that, after no teams expressed interest in moving to the nation's second-larges ... More >>

NFL Dreams For Downtown Los Angeles Fading In Face Of Team Transfer Deadline

Time might be running out for L.A.'s NFL dreams. A deadline for team owners to express interest in moving to Los Angeles is looming, but few if any have expressed serious interest in coming here. The problem might be the would-be sale of the developer of the proposed downtown stadium, Anschutz Ent ... More >>

Dodger Stadium Is Place Where NFL Will Return To L.A?

Bad news, maybe, from the NFL regarding L.A. City Hall's downtown stadium dreams. Reporting from the league's Los Angeles committee meeting, CBS Sports cites sources who say Dodger Stadium actually appears to be the number one site for an NFL team in L.A. The proposal to build a $1.5 billion stad ... More >>

Prop. 28 Passes With Flying Colors: How California Legislators Tricked Voters Into Extending Their Term Limits

Update: Philip Blumel with the group U.S. Term Limits tells us Prop. 28 was "the most deceptive referendum that I've ever seen." More at the bottom. Like Big Oil-backed Prop. 26 in the 2010 election, another disastrous Trojan Horse made its way past California voters last night.

Farmers Field NFL Stadium Downtown Could Be Slowed By Serious Legal Challenge

If you were a gamblin' man, and a good one at that, you'd probably put your money on Farmers Field getting built, or at least getting every approval it needs by the soft-spine L.A. City Council. The owner of Staples Center and LA Live, Anschutz Entertainment Group, has steamrolled over City Hall, s ... More >>

NFL Team NOT Coming to L.A. Next Season: That Conflicts With Plans, Demands of Would-be Downtown Stadium Developer AEG

We call it Maxi Pad Stadium: It's got wings.​Looks like the NFL threw a monkey wrench into plans to build a stadium in downtown L.A. League commissioner Roger Goodell pretty much said no yesterday to the idea of a franchise coming to town for next fall. " ... Next season is too soon to put a ... More >>

More L.A. Leaders Come Out Against Teachers Union, in Support of 'Don't Hold Us Back' Reform at LAUSD

The L.A. Civic Alliance gives this ad -- which recently appeared in the Times, Daily News and La Opinion -- a big fat thumbs up.​In case you haven't heard, the door to much-needed education reform in L.A. will either be thrown open or slammed shut this fall. More specifically, the Los Angeles ... More >>

Farmers Field or Blade Runner Stadium?

The downtown NFL arena deal allows a sea of billboards, congestion and millions in public costs

Farmers Field Downtown Stadium Deal Approved by L.A. City Council

Dennis RomeroWoot-woot.​With reporting from Simone Wilson. The downtown stadium dreams of Anschutz Entertainment Group, the owners of Staples Center and LA Live, are coming true one spineless bureaucrat at a time. The City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a deal, negotiated mostly beh ... More >>

Downtown Stadium Deal Moves a Few Yards Forward in L.A. Just as NFL, Players Come to Terms

Coming to downtown?​Even before the NFL and its players agreed on a new labor deal today the mayor of Los Angeles called a press conference to reveal a proposed pact between City Hall and the billionaire-controlled company that wants to build an NFL stadium on land owned by you, the taxpayer. ... More >>

How Lobbyist John Ek Gets His Way at City Hall

Bill Rosendahl's Questions About the AEG Stadium Linked To Majestic Lobbyist John Ek

Bill Rosendahl​Councilman Bill Rosendahl made headlines last month with his long list of questions about the AEG football stadium proposal for downtown. Rosendahl got into arcane details of the project's financing, its potential to interfere with conventions, the parking, and a host of other conce ... More >>

Mark Ridley-Thomas To NFL: Call Me When You're Serious About Coming Back To L.A.

Mark Ridley-Thomas​AEG and Majestic Realty are duking it out in yet another act of the endless drama over whether the NFL will return to Los Angeles.Like Charlie Brown, Angelenos have had this particular football yanked away several times, so they can be forgiven for tuning the drama out. And spea ... More >>

'Los Angeles Stadium' Developer John Semcken Says NFL Naming Rights Will Surpass AEG's Downtown Deal With Farmers

Majestic RealityLos Angeles Stadium in Industry.​While much of the media spotlight has illuminated a fantastic, last-minute effort by the owners of Staples Center to build an NFL stadium next to LA Live downtown, Majestic Realty has been quietly moving forward with its own "Los Angeles Stadium ... More >>

Tim Leiweke Hard-Sells Downtown Stadium Idea To L.A. City Council Committee, Council Drools

One vision of a downtown stadium.​Updated after the jump: Majestic Realty V.P. John Semcken, who's touting a competing stadium in the city of Industry, claims taxpayers would still end up paying for some of the downtown stadium if it's built. Staples Center chief Tim Leiweke faced the an L.A. ... More >>

Los Angeles Farmers Stadium? L.A.'s Proposed NFL Venue Downtown Might Already Have Naming-Rights Deal

FoxCletus would like L.A. Farmers Stadium.​Los Angeles has been called many things - douchetown, Mexico City II, land of the celebutard. But a heartland of farming it is not. So you have to hand it to the folks at Anschutz Entertainment Group, the people behind Staples Center and the proposal ... More >>

L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa Was Made Aware Of Downtown NFL Stadium Plans In March, 2009

One vision for a downtown NFL stadium.​Why are we not surprised? Turns out a memo to L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa proves that he was made aware of a downtown stadium proposal as early as March 2009. Journalist Ron Kaye, who unearthed the document, is calling it "Antonio's Dirty Little Secre ... More >>

Downtown L.A. Stadium Design Expected In January

Architecturual firm Gensler's vision for a downtown stadium​As the people behind Staples Center unleashed three visions for a proposed new NFL stadium downtown, they said that the design for the venue would be chosen in January. Anschutz Entertainment Group's downtown stadium is on the fast t ... More >>

Three Visions For Proposed NFL Stadium In Downtown L.A. Unleashed Today

GenslerAn architect's rendering of a downtown NFL stadium​By Dennis Romero and Gene Maddaus Updated with sketches and remarks from the unveiling at 6:05 p.m. As the owners of Staples Center were poised to unleash three architectural firms' distinct visions of what a proposed downtown stadium mig ... More >>

(Video) Metrodome Roof Collapse In Minneapolis Could Raise Hopes For NFL's Vikings Los Angeles

APSnow comes down, L.A.'s NFL hopes are lifted.​That blast of snow that brought down parts of the Metrodome's roof in Minneapolis could bring some new rays of hope to sunny L.A.'s chances of getting a new NFL team. Turns out it's not the first time snow has come through the roof of the venue, ... More >>

Are You Ready For Some Football, L.A?

chargers.comWould L.A. get the Charger Girls as part of the deal?​Strange days, these. The economy seemed to have bottomed out around here sometime in summer, even as the recession was declared officially over ... for a year. But rich guys, they play by their own rhythms, and the movement to b ... More >>

Are NFL's Chargers Coming To L.A? Rumors Abound That Staples Center Owner Phil Anschutz Has Taken A Stake In The San Diego Team

Los Angeles Chargers?​Updated with Earvin "Magic" Johnson's comments on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. First posted at 11:32 p.m. Tuesday. Laker legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson announced on Jimmy Kimmel Live! early Wednesday that he's teamed up with the Anschutz Entertainment Group to bring an NFL team t ... More >>

Ron Kaye Wants L.A. To Vote On A Measure That Would Ensure Not One Taxpayer Dollar Goes Toward NFL Stadium Downtown

Ron Kaye wants ironclad, no-public-money deal for NFL stadium.​It looks more and more like L.A. is going to get an NFL stadium. Ed Roski's Majestic Realty has a plan for one in the city of Industry. Staples Center boss Tim Leiweke has offered some ideas of his own, including a possible venue a ... More >>

Vote For One: An NFL Stadium Downtown Near Staples Center, Or One In The San Gabriel Valley, In The City Of Industry

Majestic RealityAn artists rendering of the Industry NFL stadium.​It's not like you have much of a choice: Two of Southern California's most-powerful developers will duke it out until the best man wins. But if you did have the choice, what would you pick: An NFL stadium at the Convention Cent ... More >>

Staples Center Chief Tim Leiweke Defends Prospective NFL Stadium Downtown As A Boon To Taxpayers

NFL next door to Staples Center?​How close is L.A. to getting a new NFL stadium? Tim Leiweke, CEO of Anschutz Entertainment Group, the Staples Center-owning company that might or might not build a billion-dollar football venue downtown, says it's at least three years off. Still, there's been ... More >>

Los Angeles Has New NFL Stadium ... Website

Majestic RealtyWould an NFL stadium in Industry be too far away?​We might not have a new NFL stadium or even a team to fill it, but Los Angeles has a new NFL stadium website. In what seems to us to be an increasingly competitive battle over who will get a stadium built -- Ed Roski's Majestic ... More >>

Ed Roski's Proposed 'Los Angeles Stadium' Good For World Cup Soccer As Well As NFL

gnews pics via FlickrIs L.A. ready for another World Cup?​The developer of a proposed NFL stadium in the City of Industry has just sweetened the pot: The venue will be World Cup soccer compatible! And the crowd (of three people) goes wild. Developer Ed Roski's Majestic Reality says the San Ga ... More >>

L.A. Could Get NFL Team By Next Year

An artist's rendering of a stadium proposed in Industry.​Los Angeles could see the return of an NFL football team by next year if the developer of a proposed stadium in Industry has his way. "I strongly believe an NFL franchise will play in Los Angeles for the 2011 season," John Semcken of Ma ... More >>

Los Angeles Reportedly On The Hunt For NFL Teams

​There's been a lot of chatter about how the developers behind a proposed NFL stadium in the San Gabriel Valley city of Industry are shopping for other cities' NFL teams, specifically the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Buffalo Bills. Majestic Realty Co. managing partner John Semcken told Associ ... More >>

Ed Roski Jr. Sells 'Los Angeles Stadium' to the O.C.

The San Gabriel Valley Trib's James Wagner reports on the new tone of self-confidence (or hubris) displayed by mega-developer Ed Roski Jr. and representatives of his Majestic Realty Company. Roski's long political fight to build a 75,000-seat sports stadium/retail complex in the City of Industry see ... More >>

Proposed City of Industry Stadium Becomes Political Football

Proposed Industry Stadium ​​Until now, the civic imbroglio involving super-developer Ed Roski's plan to build a 600-acre football stadium and retail complex at the crossroads of the 60 and 57 freeways has been confined to local belligerents. Namely, Roski's Majestic Realty company, the captive g ... More >>

New Football Stadium Still Blocked by Walnut

Walnut is proving a tough nut to crack, as far as Majestic Realty is concerned. Majestic is the company owned by super-developer Ed Roski, who is trying to plunk a professional football stadium down at the crossroads of the 55 and 60 freeways, in the city of Industry. The city council of that fair t ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

What Summer School? Due to its budget crunch, the L.A. Unified School District is canceling all of its K-8 summer school classes and most of its non-academic programs, while offering only credit-recovery courses for high schoolers. L.A. TimesThe More Things Change Dept. L.A. City Attorney-elect Carm ... More >>

Building Confidence?

Riot-scarred Vermont Avenue finally gets a big development, but some say it’s the wrong kind

Ocean of Money

Gray Davis’ role in the Coastal Commission shakeup

The Old Ball Game

L.A.’s future is fine without football

In the Beginning

An introduction to and brief history of the river

Downtown

From the Narrows to South L.A.

Rocky’s Road

Delgadillo is driven to develop L.A. — and his career

Virtues of Giving

School reform is just one reason to donate to the mayor’s Coalition for Kids

Take Me to the River

L.A.’s hopes for a new park

Money Fields

End of the line for L.A. River park

River Affront

L.A. River boosters try to stop federal money for industrial project

It’s Chinatown, Jake

The behind-closed-doors transformation of the downtown rail yards

Power Player

Ed Roski Jr. owns a piece of the Kings and the Lakers. But his favorite game is hardball