One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today.
This archival content was originally written for and published on KPCC.org. Keep in mind that links and images may no longer work — and references may be outdated.
Inglewood NFL stadium comes closer with signatures for a vote now verified
Site plan of Inglewood stadium project.
(
Courtesy Hollywood Park Land Company
)
Listen
0:55
Inglewood NFL stadium comes closer with signatures for a vote now verified
Inglewood is one step closer to construction breaking ground on a potential NFL stadium later this year. The Los Angeles County registrar's office verified more than 11,000 signatures to put the approval of the stadium before the city's voters, Inglewood City Clerk Yvonne Horton told KPCC Thursday.
By having an election early this summer, the project’s developers hope to speed up the process, bypassing lengthy environmental reviews. They submitted 22,216 signatures to the county registrar.
“If the citizens of Inglewood decide to adopt the initiative — a sports and entertainment district — that would start at the end of this year and open in late 2018,” the project's lead Chris Meany said Monday.
Inglewood’s city council could also bypass voters and approve the measure on its own. Either way, there’s still no guarantee an NFL team would be playing in the stadium — two-thirds of the league’s owners must approve any move.
Construction has already started on 238 acres of the old Hollywood Park racetrack. The city approved a mixed-use development on that plot in 2009. Developers are asking voters – or the city council – to approve construction on an additional 60 acres where an 80,000-seat stadium would be built.
One year ago, Congress voted to defund public media, eliminating a critical $1.7 million from our budget every year going forward. But they couldn’t silence us, and we’re not going anywhere. LAist is now 100% community funded and that means we’re taking our future into our own hands and turning to you to keep local reporting strong.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief
