MCI Center Exec VP Wes Unseld said that DC officials
"were aware" of an agreement between the city and the MCI
Center under which the city paid for DC police being used
for security and crowd control. Unseld said the deal was
"negotiated publicly and approved by elected officials" and
the DC financial control board (WASHINGTON POST, 5/1).
...Citing allegations of "possible fraud," Philadelphia City
Councilman Jim Kenney called for hearings to investigate
Ogden Entertainment's food and beverage concessions at
Veterans Stadium (PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS, 5/1)....A S.F.
judge dismissed a lawsuit yesterday that attempted to
overturn last June's election in which voters approved the
49ers' plan for a new stadium/mall (S.F. CHRONICLE, 5/1).
...In CA, drivers are complaining about the "glare from the
lights" at Edison Field along the Orange Freeway. CA
Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Angel Johnson said the CHP "has
contacted officials" of the ballpark "to ask if they can
mute" the lights and parking lot billboard. Stadium
officials said that they were "interested in any safety
issues related to the lights" (L.A. TIMES, 4/30).
