The gondola is backed by former LA Dodgers owner Frank McCourt. | Los Angeles Metro / Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit (LA ART)
The Los Angeles Metro board of directors certified an environmental impact report for the controversial Dodger Stadium gondola project funded by former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt.
As Bill Shaikin reports in the Los Angeles Times, the board approved the EIR after a contentious meeting that was briefly shut down by protesters angry that the board would not hear public comments. After deliberating, the board relented and allowed one hour of public comment, during which 52 people spoke — 42 of those in opposition to the gondola…