The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum has hosted two Olympic Games and two Super Bowls. Photo courtesy of Wendy McCormac/Creative Commons

The Coliseum Commission unanimously voted Wednesday to begin negotiations on a master lease with the University of Southern California.

With plans of an NFL team moving to LA and taking root in the AEG-backed downtown stadium, a temporary home will be necessary in the interim while Farmers Field is being built. 

AEG’s President Tim Leiweke has expressed strong interest in moving into the Coliseum. Pat Haden, USC’s Athletic Director, has also said the NFL is looking to negotiate exclusively with USC rather than the Coliseum Commission.

“In order for them to negotiate with us, we would have to have this long-term ground lease,” Haden said.

Read more here from KCET's 1st and Spring blog.

Sara Ramsey is a graduate student at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, which has partnered with KCET-TV to produce the "1st and Spring" blog about policy in Los Angeles.

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