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fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

Meet the McOskers: How one South Bay family wields power at City Hall

Multiple McOsker family members hold influential Los Angeles city positions and backed a $2.6-billion Convention Center expansion, creating potential conflicts of interest and fiscal risk.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

San Jose to buy downtown site once proposed for major tech campus as it eyes the creation of a sports and entertainment district

The City Council has approved the $13.5 million acquisition of 447 S. Almaden Blvd a 3.56-acre parcel located between the convention center to the east and Discovery Meadow and the Children's Discovery Museum property to the west after BXP, formerly known as Boston Properties, put the site up for sale in the spring after abandoning its development plans.
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fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

San Jose to buy downtown site once proposed for major tech campus as it eyes the creation of a sports and entertainment district

San Jose bought 447 S. Almaden Blvd for $13.5M to enable convention center expansion and create a sports and entertainment district with hotel and retail.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

L.A. backs $2.6 billion Convention Center expansion, amid major warnings about the cost

Los Angeles City Council approved a $2.6 billion Convention Center expansion to spur downtown revival despite advisers' warnings about long-term fiscal and timing risks.
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fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

The cost of expanding L.A.'s Convention Center keeps growing. Can the city afford it?

Los Angeles Convention Center expansion costs reached $2.7 billion, risking Olympic readiness and requiring heavy reliance on controversial digital billboards or large annual general-fund contributions.
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