Carson Courier Jan 15 issue_The Carson Courier 2015 1/18/2016 1:36 PM Page 1
The NFL Shuns Carson
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January 15, 2016
CARSON GOES BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL PLAN AFTER NFL DECISION Carson, CA. Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2015 – Carson Mayor Albert Robles today thanked the NFL and Carson’s partners, the Chargers and Raiders, for the opportunity to participate in the competition to build a pro football stadium in Southern California.
mayor said. For the past year Carson has been locked into an agreement with the Chargers and Raiders to develop a football stadium on the city-owned 157-acre site located just south of the junction of the 405 and 110 Freeways. In April that agreement will expire and the city will be freed of its commitment to the teams.
The mayor made his remarks after NFL owners voted to allow the rival stadium project Mayor Albert Robles “After April, in Inglewood to for the first time ever, proceed. the city will be in complete control of the des“This NFL bidtiny of this shovel ready, ding process has put hugely valuable, strateCarson on the map as a gically located propercity that has the wherewithal to compete in the ty,” said Mayor Robles. big leagues for develop- “We have been in talks with a nationally-promiment opportunities,” said Mayor Robles. “In nent developer who has just a few short months, been patiently waiting in the wings. Now we can our city Attorney’s turn our focus to comOffice and the Council pleting those negotiaput together one of the tions. We are excited most complicated transabout this new opportuactions in Southern nity.” California in decades.” “Carson will now re-start our original plan for building out our 157-acre property in partnership with one of the nation’s largest commercial developers,” the
Meeting in Houston, the NFL owners late tuesday agreed on a plan to build a nearly $2 billion stadium in Inglewood as the See NFL on page 3
The NFL Owners voted to approve the St. Louis Rams return to L.A. while giving the San Diego Chargers one year to decide if they want to join the Rams. The Oakland Raiders are expected to receive $200 Million from the NFl to go towards a new stadium.
The “N” Word is Not A Cuss Word?
By James Thomas
The special Carson City Council meeting held on January 5th was another drama filled session worthy of a reality television show. The special session was held to decide if City Clerk Jim Dear should be removed from commissions he was self appointed to.
After the votes were taken and approved to remove the City Clerk a recess was taken. Prior to taking the votes, Mayor Robles outlined several accusations against Jim Dear, including his use of the “N” word against another city official which Dear denied on a
KABC News broadcast in 2015. After the recess Jim Dear took a seat on the dais, in
City Clerk Jim Dear
what appeared to be a clear act of defiance. After being told by Mayor Albert Robles that he was no longer elgible to sit on the dais, Dear asked the city Attorney if he had to leave, the answer was yes. Dear stepped down and spoke during oral
arguments berating Mayor Robles. During oral arguments Jim Dear admitted that he has “Cussed” and that the “N” word was not a cuss word but a derogatory statement.
After Dear, another Carson resident, Daniel Merga continued the tirade against Mayor Robles echoing the same sentiment as City Clerk Dear about the use of the “N” word and ended his statement to Mayor Robles by saying “I don’t know why the African American community in Carson still supports you.” A special election to recall Jim Dear will be held in Carson on February 23, 2016.
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