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Ban On Raves Prompted By Death Of A Teenager

Ruth Frantz |
June 30, 2010 | 9:53 p.m. PDT

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Prompted by a suspected drug overdose of a 15-year-old, the LA Coliseum is putting a temporary ban on raves.

While the age-minimum at the rave was 16, Sasha Rodriguez died Tuesday after attending the 14th annual Electric Daisy Carnival that took place at the Coliseum. Over 100 other concert goers were hospitalized after the event.

County Supervisor and Coliseum Commission Member Zev Yaroslavsky wrote a letter to Coliseum Commission President Barry Sanders, proposing "a moratorium on the renting of its facilities to anyindividual or company that promotes raves."

A date has not been set to meet about the ban.



 

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