The California State Senate has approved a bill that grants a proposed stadium project in the City of Industry an exemption from the CEQA process.
"The bill, sought aggressively by billionaire Ed Roski Jr. and his Majestic Realty Co. in September, would grant the 75,000-seat stadium project an exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act, the environmental law that governs development."
Gov. Schwarzenegger is expected to sign the bill."
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