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Christina Fuoco-Karasinski christina@timespublications.com
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Rose Bowl awarded $3M for improvements By Pasadena Weekly Staff
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he Rose Bowl Stadium will receive a $3 million award from the state of California as part of the passage of the California Legislature’s AB 178. Funds from the award will support capital infrastructure improvements with the main gas and water lines at the National Historic Landmark, with an emphasis on public safety and emergency preparedness. The Rose Bowl is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. The legislation, known as a budget trailer bill, supplements the 202122 state budget agreement unveiled earlier in June. In working with the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation, the venue’s nonprofit organization, and Rose Bowl Stadium staff, the budget award was pushed in Sacramento by Assemblymember Chris Holden who represents District 41. “Thank you to Assemblymember Holden for his continued belief in the Rose Bowl’s future by supporting this effort in Sacramento,” said Victor Gordo, Pasadena mayor and former RBOC Chair. “And congratulations to the Rose Bowl Stadium, the RBOC Board, the Legacy Foundation, and to the staff for continuing to find ways to find new opportunities to protect the future of this treasured place.” The Rose Bowl Stadium’s traditional events were impacted heavily by the pandemic, but the storied venue showed its community presence and versatility by acting as a center for emergency preparedness in hosting FEMA and COVID-19 testing centers for citizens and first responders. The Legacy Foundation also led the funding of over 75,000 meals for families of Pasadena Unified School District during the height of the impact. Since reopening, the Rose Bowl has hosted several popular music festivals and welcomed back the Rose Bowl Game and UCLA Football. “I am glad to announce that my colleagues in the Legislature and the governor supported my efforts in securing $3 million for the Rose Bowl Stadium,” Holden said. “These funds are for the necessary renovation of a community landmark and asset. My hope is for the Rose Bowl to continue to be the premiere place for people from all over the world to attend major events.” The Legacy Foundation was founded in 2010 to preserve,
protect and enhance the future of the Rose Bowl as a National Historic Landmark. The organization, through the help of its volunteer board of directors and advisory board, has raised over $50 million in private funds from thousands of supporters around the nation since its founding. The foundation is approaching the completion of a multiyear $40 million private fundraising effort which began in 2017 in celebration of the stadium’s centennial birthday year. “The Rose Bowl Stadium is the most resilient sports and entertainment venue in America and has meant so much to multiple generations of Californians for the past century,” said Mickey Segal, president of the legacy’s board of directors, and Dedan Brozino, foundation chief development officer, in a joint statement. “America’s Stadium continues to be an impactful driver of economic impact and tourism to the city, county and region and funds like this are critical to maintaining a safe and exciting venue for visitors from around the world.”
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