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Los Angeles in the running for George Lucas Museum
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Jun 17, 2014
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Los Angeles in the running for George Lucas Museum
If L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti has his way, the LA Sports Arena will be torn down and replaced with a museum dedicated to the life and work of filmmaker George Lucas.
A costume of character Darth Vader from the Star Wars film series is displayed during the presentation of the exhibition 'Star Wars Identities' at the Cite du Cinema in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, on February 13, 2014.
A costume of character Darth Vader from the Star Wars film series is displayed during the presentation of the exhibition 'Star Wars Identities' at the Cite du Cinema in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, on February 13, 2014.
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If L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti has his way, the LA Sports Arena will be torn down and replaced with a museum dedicated to the life and work of filmmaker George Lucas.

If L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti has his way, the L.A. Sports Arena in downtown L.A. will be torn down and replaced with a museum dedicated to the life and work of filmmaker George Lucas.

This very exciting news for southern California Star Wars aficionados, but a bummer of a prospect for those in northern California, where Lucasfilm is headquartered. 

San Francisco Chronicle reporter John King joins the show with more.