stadiums
Oakland Coliseum
The City of Oakland sued Alameda County in superior court over the sale of the dually owned Oakland Coliseum, once home to the A’s and Raiders; the county wants to sell it, but the city says the sale should abide by the California Surplus Land Act, which requires a valid effort to sell public land for use as affordable housing, parks or recreation, or open space.
Read moreSanta Clara Blocks 49ers From Management of Levi’s Stadium
The acrimonious relationship between the San Francisco 49ers and its home city of Santa Clara reached new heights Tuesday night after the city voted to strip the National Football League team of its rights to manage the stadium in which it plays.
Read moreChicago Cubs
A federal judge refused the Chicago Cubs’ request to dismiss a complaint that renovations at Wrigley Field have left a disabled fan without accessible seating along the first- and third-base lines.
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High Arsenic Levels Found at Miami Soccer Stadium Site
Threatening to derail the project, an environmental analysis found arsenic contamination more than double the legal limit at the site of David Beckham’s proposed $1 billion Major League Soccer complex in Miami.
Read moreBaseball for All
The Seattle Mariners’ stadium, T-Mobile field, is not fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal court in Washington ruled. Seating dimensions, an elevator and bullpen and dugout access are not compliant, and further proceedings are required to determine whether there are enough accessible seats in the stadium.
Read moreTailgate Party Shooting
A Texas appeals court ruled that a man convicted for shooting another man in the neck during a brawl that broke out during a tailgate party outside of the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium had no right to a self-defense jury instruction, because he said that he did not intend for the gun to go off and the victim did not provoke him.
Read moreLawsuit Over Oakland Raiders’ Move to Las Vegas Dismissed
A federal judge Thursday dismissed a lawsuit over the Oakland Raiders’ move to Las Vegas, finding the city of Oakland failed to show the National Football League’s relocation rules and 32-team structure are anticompetitive.
Read moreUSC, United Reach Deal to Rename LA Coliseum
The outdoor sports stadium will now be called the “United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum” a compromise title that satisfies both veterans groups and United Airlines, which won naming rights last year.
Read moreProperty Tax Break for 49ers Draws Ire of County Assessor
In yet another fight between the San Francisco 49ers and the public entities with jurisdiction over their stadium, Santa Clara County appealed a recent decision Monday that cut the team’s property taxes in half.
Read moreInglewood Land
A California judge ruled Thursday to advance a housing rights group lawsuit against the City of Inglewood. The Uplift Inglewood Coalition claims that the city sold public land to the LA Clippers without giving first priority to affordable housing, in violation of state law.
Read moreFootball Stadium
The Voice of San Diego brought a complaint under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain San Diego State University records on the financing and development of the former San Diego Chargers football stadium in Mission Valley.
Read moreThat’s Baseball
Two Milwaukee Brewers fans claim in a federal complaint that the club offers only “small, comparably inferior” seating to wheelchair-using patrons, in a “wheelchair ghetto.”
Read moreOnly in California
A Los Angeles city councilman said Wednesday he will introduce a motion requiring all concession stands at LAX, the LA Zoo, movie theaters, and all city-owned parks and entertainment venues to offer at least one “vegan protein option.” Councilman Paul Koretz said that encouraging a “plant-based diet” could help curb global warming.
Read moreSuper Bowl Ticket Shortage Put to Top NJ Court
The New Jersey Supreme Court picked apart a state law Thursday to decide whether the public had been defrauded when it came to tickets for the first Super Bowl played outdoors in a cold-weather city.
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Who Me, Straw Man? Yankee Fan Sues Over Ticket Rescind
Saying he got “caught in the cross-fire” of the war on ticket resellers, a stock broker sued the New York Yankees on Thursday for voiding the nine season tickets he purchased for a whopping $134,000.
Read moreJets Fan Loses Suit Over Value of Seat License
A federal judge rejected a class action Thursday by a New York Jets season ticket holder who says the team devalued seat licenses he bought at $4,000 a pop.
Read moreSanta Clara Declares Victory in Stadium Rent War With 49ers
The city of Santa Clara is celebrating a legal victory against the San Francisco 49ers on Monday, touting the decision of an arbitrator to award the city an additional $10 million over the term of a 40-year lease.
Read moreQualcomm Stadium Vote
A Fourth Appellate District panel rejected the San Diego City Attorney’s bid to remove competing measures on what to do with Qualcomm Stadium from the November ballot, finding the public’s say in the matter trumps the city’s desire to save money.
Read morePrime Real Estate
San Diego filed two lawsuits in Superior Court, asking whether the city clerk and registrar may submit initiatives asking voters what to do with the San Diego Chargers’ former stadium: one would make it a “SDSU West Campus Research Center, Stadium and River Park,” and the other a “San Diego River Park and Soccer City.”
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