"The complaint, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court against UCLA and the University of California Regents, alleges that the university has been "unequivocally expressing its intent to abandon the Rose Bowl Stadium and relocate its home football games to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood," calling it "a profound betrayal of trust." UCLA's lease runs through June 30, 2044, and Pasadena officials say taxpayers have invested more than $150 million in stadium renovations while recently refinancing an additional $130 million in bonds for additional capital improvements."
""This lawsuit arises in an era when money too often eclipses meaning and the pursuit of profit threatens to erase the very traditions that breathe life into institutions," the filing reads. "Some commitments are too fundamental to be traded away." The filing alleges that UCLA, after years of public assurances that it is staying, has now "chosen to disregard those promises" and has formally notified the plaintiffs that it is "moving on" and that "there's no way we're staying long term.""
Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Operating Co. filed suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court seeking to compel UCLA to honor its Rose Bowl lease through June 30, 2044. The complaint alleges UCLA has been unequivocally expressing intent to abandon the Rose Bowl and relocate home football games to SoFi Stadium, calling the move a betrayal of trust. Pasadena notes taxpayers invested more than $150 million in renovations and refinanced $130 million in bonds for further capital improvements. The filing asserts UCLA abandoned prior public assurances and formally signaled plans to move on, while UCLA says no final decision has been made.
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