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Thursday, August 26, 2004
NFL in OC?
What does the 2600 block of Kattela Ave need? A third professional sports stadium, of course!
The OC Regester is ga-ga over this. Reading their coverage it seems like a done deal. Wishful thinking- this is probably just a bargaining chip in the NFL's negotiations with the groups who want to bring a team to the Rose Bowl, the Colisseum, and Carson. At least I'm hoping this is just wishful thinking.
The plan calls for a 70,000 seat stadium to be built in the parking lot surrounding Angels Stadium. Yeah, that's a great idea- because I almost never have a problem finding a parking space at the stadium. You know, except for game-days. Peep this quote- it tells you all you need to know:
"The existing agreements include a promise to ensure the Angels 12,000 parking spaces, a number that could shrink depending on how the stadium fits on city property."
Let's do the math. 12,000 parking spaces for 45,000 people. This in Southern California, where "car-pooling" refers to the activities that take place in your average rapper's hummer-sine. That is just not going to work.
I would be thrilled to get NFL football back in SoCal. Even more so to have it in the OC. But why do we have to shoe-horn everything into a 3-mile radius in Anaheim? Are we just never going to do anything with El Toro, ever?
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