Archive: D.C. United
Economists: Soccer Stadium is Bad Investment
The D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute has posted a statement this morning signed by 26 economists who contend that public subsidies for a soccer stadium for D.C. United will do little to spur development. The letter is similar to one signed by more than 100 economists during the debate over the...
By David A Nakamura | June 10, 2008; 09:46 AM ET | Comments (64)
Anti-Soccer Stadium Petition Launched
Don't look now, but the drumbeat of opposition to a new, publicly subsidized soccer stadium for D.C. United has gotten started. Friends of the Earth, which is lobbying to keep much of Poplar Point devoted to environmentally friendly development, has launched a petition on its Web site, asking residents to...
By David A Nakamura | June 5, 2008; 04:19 PM ET | Comments (15)
Prince George's Woos D.C. United
Prince George's County has not been coy in its interest in wooing D.C. United if the team does not come to terms with District leaders for a new stadium. Now, some county officials say their aggressive courting may have been what sparked a coalition of D.C. Council members to begin...
By David A Nakamura | June 2, 2008; 02:41 PM ET | Comments (4)
Should D.C. Help Finance a Soccer Stadium?
D.C. United officials are pushing for $225 million in public money for a new stadium, an amount that is $75 million more than the amount that a coalition of D.C. Council members are drafting legislation to authorize....
By washingtonpost.com editors | May 29, 2008; 02:16 PM ET | Comments (2)
Mayor Williams Talks Soccer Stadium
(Poplar Point photo By Alexandra Garcia - washingtonpost.com) His legacy will be as the mayor who brought baseball back to Washington, but when we caught up recently with Anthony A. Williams, we couldn't resist asking him about the ongoing debate over whether the city should spend public money to...
By David A Nakamura | March 19, 2008; 05:34 PM ET | Email a Comment
