L.A.'s Memorial Coliseum has been playing host to college football, NFL football, two Olympics, baseball games, concerts and countless more events since 1923......a lot has changed about the Coliseum over the decades, but the name has renamed a constant: that simple name was tribute to all who served in the armed forces in World War I.
But the name could soon change to the "United Airlines" Memorial Coliseum, after USC signed a corporate naming rights deal---and veterans have some things to say about that plan. We will go In Depth.
Just about everyone can agree that driving through the streets of L.A.'s Westside is patience-testing and headache-inducing. But is a 4-dollar congestion fee the answer to easing traffic? That idea has been proposed, and we will discuss it.
Hope springs eternal on this opening day of the 2019 baseball season, where every team still has a chance to win a World Series. For the Dodgers, who have come up short in that goal for two straight years, opening day is about starting over---we talk with Dodgers great Orel Hershiser on this first day of baseball.
Facebook is in trouble again, this time accused of facilitating housing discrimination through its advertising formula.
And Disneyland is giving the boot to smokers and double-wide strollers, as it makes room for the new Star Wars attraction.
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