“Removing ‘Los Angeles’ and replacing it with a corporate sponsor’s name is an insult to the veterans the Coliseum was built to honor,” Supervisor Janice Hahn said.
A plan to rename the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is being criticized as dishonoring the stadium's dedication as a memorial to soldiers who fought and died in World War I.
In an interview, Hahn said that a compromise she suggested, in which the field was renamed but the stadium retained its historic title, was gaining traction “in ongoing discussions among members of the Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission,” which oversees the structure. United Airlines California President Janet Lamkin responded in a letter to USC saying the airline regarded the name change as “a key provision of our sponsorship agreement.” United was careful, she wrote, to keep “Memorial Coliseum” in the new name as as way to honor the memory of veterans.
“How do you put a price on sacrificing one’s life for our country? You can’t,” she said. “I will do everything I can to bring this issue to the national forefront.”
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