That's not a bad way to make up for rising rent. That's at least 50 to 100 bucks every week depending of available space and how many cars they can fit in their driveway. I would do that to if I lived in Inglewood
The only truly controversial thing about SOFI Stadium is that rents have gone up all over Inglewood as a result of all the economic activity lifting that city up. Homeowners, however, have been made rich. It also echoes pretty bad for concerts if you sit at the sides. But, it's absolutely one of the greatest sports experiences you will ever see. I remember Inglewood before SOFI. It was a crime ridden ghetto. Today it is a city reborn and on its way back up.
The working conditions inside the kitchen are horrible. Toxic environment and the chef there are sleeping with the employees 😅😂 it was pretty funny to see. Chef Victor was the worst. :)
The real winner is the city of Los Angeles, the state of California, and overall the United States of America. Projects of this scale focus on the benefit beyond its location. Nothing is perfect, but if we keep "raising" these "questions", then we will have nothing good, no highspeed rail, no good airports etc. I live in NYC and our MetLife Stadium is crappy (I know someone will jump in and say it's in NJ). Again, I am not talking about location. Newark airport was not built to serve Newark, but the whole NYC metro. At the end, at least they delivered after all obstacles. To me that is a huge success.
The fact a sports stadium is the winner shows the priorities of the people. Imagine investing in infrastructure that would take the city into the next 3-4 decades instead of a stadium...
@@signoresantinoburnett1169 a stadium is a public-private partnership, and it is not infrastructure. Developing infrastructure is the responsibility of government that collects taxes for those. Yes, there will be ones jumping in claiming that taxes are used for stadiums. As high profile as it is, the amount of public funding is tiny compare to the budget of California.
I saw it the other day on the freeway and it was quite impressive. I haven't lived in Los Angeles in many years and didn't know what it was at first. It's definitely an icon.
I love the stadium but the location is not ideal. It's like they randomly inserted the whole complex next to the forum in front of a 711 and many neighborhoods. Awkwardly placed before the stadium is a cemetery down the street aside from the Forum. Great stadium. Not ideal location
The location was the old Hollywood Park horse racing track and casino. It had basically shut down. It was the only space available and large enough to build it. Open spaces of that size and close to LA are extremely rare. So you build it there or go much further out to areas like Irwindale. One or the other.
For one, you are not going to find all that real estate inside of an unban city limits, especially America's 2nd largest city. NYC would love to have the space to build a SoFi like stadium but there's no zero room
@@Scott-vk4jvSan Diego. The Rams and Chargers are at the bottom of the sports totem pole in LA. The Lakers, Clippers, Dodgers, USC Football, UCLA Basketball, and the Kings are all more popular than the Chargers for sure, and probably the Rams too.
@@mcuthor7831 San Diego isn’t happening and we saw plenty of takeovers there. And, I live in LA so I’m fully aware of where teams stand. Rams and Chargers are not beneath the Clippers.
Inglewood and Morningside High Schools need new buildings and facilities! Damn shame they are not spending the revenue on education in the least bit it shows when people drive by those schools
The parking prices are the most controversial lmfao saw Green Day there last week and they charged $125!! Would've gone somewhere else but we were running late so we just took the L
I've been to SoFi stadium for football games and Wrestlemania and it's an amazing stadium and tech world in itself. BUT the location is one of few cons of this stadium.
@juliomarquez7923 The location was basically chosen for the owner. It was the only available land big enough to build it that was still relatively close to LA. You either build it on the old closed down Hollywood Park horse race track, or you go much further out to a place like Irwindale. One or the other.
That's exactly what I said. On balance, Inglewood struck the lottery with this project and now they also got the Intuit Dome. I remember reading that Inglewood's budget has never been bigger. That will benefit their residents like never before.
The video complains about rent going up but rent was gonna go up anyways. The whole state of California has high rent. Sofi is the best stadium I have ever visited. People complaining about the heat must have just gone on the one bad day. Of course parking is gonna be expensive, have they ever been to LA? parking for any event in the county is expensive. I’m so glad that the chargers moved there, as a broncos fan I hated going to Qualcomm!
The thing I don’t like about sofi is that it feels so corporate, and most visiting teams fans will outnumber the rams or chargers fans, it’s an unauthentic experience imo
Been going to LA Coliseum for 40+ years with no AC. SoFi being closer to the coast is in a slightly better spot and benefits from the marine layer that mitigates summer heat. It might be 90 plus in the SoCal valleys but only 75-80 at the stadium site. The sea breeze also helps every afternoon into the evening. Humidity is rarely a problem.
The dumbest thing about this whole development is they didn't include a spur of the k-line to this development. Its an incredible waste of land building these huge parking lots.
What a surprise. Funnelling billions of free taxpayer dollars to billionaire businessmen somehow is ALWAYS a bad deal for those taxpayers. Surprise surprise.
Haha, right? It's like saying "I bought a candy bar for a quarter back in the day!"-but we all know that quarter would cost a whole lot more now! Still, that stadium's price tag is a wild ride through history! 🎢
Nothing but another woke venue. It is extremely ugly and was built in a dangerous area. They should have kept the horse racing and ditched the stadium. Even the new Intuit stadium is ugly and vile.
It’s really not that great. I like where the Raiders and Cardinals play much better. I do not know what all the hype is about. Terrible place to go to a concert. The acoustics are horrible.
Affordable housing in Los Angeles can be made for 145000/studio door. So you asked? I could get 37931 beds to house people. Instead, we got seats for 70k people catering to gladiators clashing. Thumbs down.
I live in LA and I HATE SoFi stadium. Maybe I'm getting old but I just prefer an outdoor stadium for football. Sitting in that venue with it's weird looking roof and that circular video board basically the length of the whole field is just an eye sore. Barf
Open air would be great but Kroenke would like a return on his investment. The roof allows for more events. Be glad Angelinos don’t have to provide precious tax dollars for its development.
I went not long after it opened. The staff was rude and ill-informed, my shit seats were below whatever air unit they have and cold air was hitting me all night (December concert), seats are way uncomfortable. Good work to whoever is behind this place. 🙄 Oh, parking and ride share pickup? Forget it. Get a friend to pick you up. Nightmare.
I simply don't support commercialized sports. 🤔 My team has won, they are champions, I find boring. I also don't support the government getting involved with commercial sports. I would truly would like football to be phased out. I don't want football or any other sports in our schools that have a lot of injuries. I still to this day don't understand the concept of my team, or my team has won. I find those concepts to be immature behavior. 😢 Thanks for the video though.😎
Every time I go to SoFi I see the local residents selling their driveway space getting up to $50 a spot for parking.
That's not a bad way to make up for rising rent. That's at least 50 to 100 bucks every week depending of available space and how many cars they can fit in their driveway. I would do that to if I lived in Inglewood
Still not worth it
That’s been going on since the Lakers and Kings were in town.
been going on for decades back in the LA Coliseum days
@@DirtygardenCA yes Raider days.
The only truly controversial thing about SOFI Stadium is that rents have gone up all over Inglewood as a result of all the economic activity lifting that city up. Homeowners, however, have been made rich. It also echoes pretty bad for concerts if you sit at the sides. But, it's absolutely one of the greatest sports experiences you will ever see. I remember Inglewood before SOFI. It was a crime ridden ghetto. Today it is a city reborn and on its way back up.
The working conditions inside the kitchen are horrible. Toxic environment and the chef there are sleeping with the employees 😅😂 it was pretty funny to see. Chef Victor was the worst. :)
Trust me the best seat in the house to watch football is your couch.
The real winner is the city of Los Angeles, the state of California, and overall the United States of America. Projects of this scale focus on the benefit beyond its location. Nothing is perfect, but if we keep "raising" these "questions", then we will have nothing good, no highspeed rail, no good airports etc. I live in NYC and our MetLife Stadium is crappy (I know someone will jump in and say it's in NJ). Again, I am not talking about location. Newark airport was not built to serve Newark, but the whole NYC metro. At the end, at least they delivered after all obstacles. To me that is a huge success.
Thanks for your opinion.
The fact a sports stadium is the winner shows the priorities of the people. Imagine investing in infrastructure that would take the city into the next 3-4 decades instead of a stadium...
@@signoresantinoburnett1169 a stadium is a public-private partnership, and it is not infrastructure. Developing infrastructure is the responsibility of government that collects taxes for those. Yes, there will be ones jumping in claiming that taxes are used for stadiums. As high profile as it is, the amount of public funding is tiny compare to the budget of California.
I saw it the other day on the freeway and it was quite impressive. I haven't lived in Los Angeles in many years and didn't know what it was at first. It's definitely an icon.
I love the stadium but the location is not ideal. It's like they randomly inserted the whole complex next to the forum in front of a 711 and many neighborhoods. Awkwardly placed before the stadium is a cemetery down the street aside from the Forum. Great stadium. Not ideal location
The location was the old Hollywood Park horse racing track and casino. It had basically shut down. It was the only space available and large enough to build it. Open spaces of that size and close to LA are extremely rare. So you build it there or go much further out to areas like Irwindale. One or the other.
For one, you are not going to find all that real estate inside of an unban city limits, especially America's 2nd largest city. NYC would love to have the space to build a SoFi like stadium but there's no zero room
Where is a better location?
@@Scott-vk4jvSan Diego. The Rams and Chargers are at the bottom of the sports totem pole in LA. The Lakers, Clippers, Dodgers, USC Football, UCLA Basketball, and the Kings are all more popular than the Chargers for sure, and probably the Rams too.
@@mcuthor7831 San Diego isn’t happening and we saw plenty of takeovers there. And, I live in LA so I’m fully aware of where teams stand. Rams and Chargers are not beneath the Clippers.
Inglewood and Morningside High Schools need new buildings and facilities! Damn shame they are not spending the revenue on education in the least bit it shows when people drive by those schools
Mayor Butts instead is closing schools
This stadium would have been better without that roof! It would probably make it cooler.
The roof allows for more revenue.
Crown Jewels of Los Angeles?
It should say Crown Jewels of Inglewood.
Inglewood is in Los Angeles County, try to keep up.
The parking prices are the most controversial lmfao saw Green Day there last week and they charged $125!! Would've gone somewhere else but we were running late so we just took the L
No viable public transit is by far the worst part.
There will be. I agree it's dumb it wont be open until 2030 though.
Parking was $100 for a preseason game in the adjacent lots 😂
Torrance Transit station free parking and $2 bus ride each way. EZ.
I went two weeks ago, found a parking garage off the 405 for 40 bucks…it was a half mile walk to the stadium but worth it
This must be one of the most whiney videos ever made. Did you see Inglewood before SoFi? I'm guessing -- NOT!
I've been to SoFi stadium for football games and Wrestlemania and it's an amazing stadium and tech world in itself. BUT the location is one of few cons of this stadium.
@juliomarquez7923 The location was basically chosen for the owner. It was the only available land big enough to build it that was still relatively close to LA. You either build it on the old closed down Hollywood Park horse race track, or you go much further out to a place like Irwindale. One or the other.
That's exactly what I said. On balance, Inglewood struck the lottery with this project and now they also got the Intuit Dome. I remember reading that Inglewood's budget has never been bigger. That will benefit their residents like never before.
The video complains about rent going up but rent was gonna go up anyways. The whole state of California has high rent. Sofi is the best stadium I have ever visited. People complaining about the heat must have just gone on the one bad day. Of course parking is gonna be expensive, have they ever been to LA? parking for any event in the county is expensive. I’m so glad that the chargers moved there, as a broncos fan I hated going to Qualcomm!
@@ericwingen6677 broncos fan, eh? Go chargers! Should be a good defensive game for both teams tomorrow
The thing I don’t like about sofi is that it feels so corporate, and most visiting teams fans will outnumber the rams or chargers fans, it’s an unauthentic experience imo
A 5.5b dollar stadium with no air conditioning I will never go to that stadium in the summer. It’s like a freaking sauna in there. It’s ridiculous.
I went this summer for a Copa America game. I don't recall it being that hot unless the weather was just nice that day
The weather in L.A is nice. No need for A.C
How do you know it a sauna? Can you actually back it up with evidence instead assuming it would be a sauna. This is SoCal, not a desert
@@joemoma69Hahahaha idiot 🤦🏽♂️
Been going to LA Coliseum for 40+ years with no AC. SoFi being closer to the coast is in a slightly better spot and benefits from the marine layer that mitigates summer heat. It might be 90 plus in the SoCal valleys but only 75-80 at the stadium site. The sea breeze also helps every afternoon into the evening. Humidity is rarely a problem.
No one has made a Lego replica of SoFi stadium that the fans could build themselves
Why do British accents commentate on American subjects lol
The dumbest thing about this whole development is they didn't include a spur of the k-line to this development. Its an incredible waste of land building these huge parking lots.
I don't know a single in LA who doesn't like the stadium. Not what was there before didn't benefit the area at all.
What’s the controversy?
Same people who protest where seen at the game 😂
What a surprise. Funnelling billions of free taxpayer dollars to billionaire businessmen somehow is ALWAYS a bad deal for those taxpayers. Surprise surprise.
Imagine if they put this much effort into rebuilding the actual cities they reside in. China build metropolis's and the USA builds stadiums.
This stadium was built by a private business for their operations, infrastructure is built by the government for public usage
And the Chargers try to claim it’s their stadium 😂
THIS IS LOS ANGELES WHERE THEY ARE BORN AND FROM BESIDE THE FORMERLY KNOWN ST LOUIS RAMS NOW BACK TO LA CHARGERS 2024 2025
Montréal's Olympic Stadium is still the most expensive stadium ever built. People love to ignore inflation.
Doubt that would hold up after the conversion rate into USD.
@@jrkc9218 Converting and adjusting for inflation, placed it over $2 billion more than SoFo Stadium.
I just looked up the construction & repairs cost to the stadium which is $5.2B in CAD. In US $, it's $3.8B sooo you sure about that?
That's not how you compare stadium costs. Never has been and makes no sense. It's irrelevant.
Haha, right? It's like saying "I bought a candy bar for a quarter back in the day!"-but we all know that quarter would cost a whole lot more now! Still, that stadium's price tag is a wild ride through history! 🎢
Progress comes at a cost 😂
Nothing but another woke venue. It is extremely ugly and was built in a dangerous area. They should have kept the horse racing and ditched the stadium. Even the new Intuit stadium is ugly and vile.
All that money but no AC 😢😢
why would you run ac in a car with the windows down
It’s really not that great. I like where the Raiders and Cardinals play much better.
I do not know what all the hype is about.
Terrible place to go to a concert. The acoustics are horrible.
Didn't realize how huge that Halo Jumbotron was until I visited. And with everyone dressing crazy in LA felt super dystopian 😂 like ninja turtles
all the blue hairs and faces with 20 piercings
Affordable housing in Los Angeles can be made for 145000/studio door. So you asked? I could get 37931 beds to house people. Instead, we got seats for 70k people catering to gladiators clashing. Thumbs down.
Right. That’s exactly how a real estate developer would spend his money.
Parking sucks!!!
Knew this gonna be a problem, the only selling point of the stadium is just the halo 360 screen.
I live in LA and I HATE SoFi stadium. Maybe I'm getting old but I just prefer an outdoor stadium for football. Sitting in that venue with it's weird looking roof and that circular video board basically the length of the whole field is just an eye sore. Barf
Open air would be great but Kroenke would like a return on his investment. The roof allows for more events. Be glad Angelinos don’t have to provide precious tax dollars for its development.
Agreed, I'm not a fan of diffused light and artificial turf, not in beautiful sunny Southern California anyway.
Completely agree!
5.5 billion and no grass?
I went not long after it opened. The staff was rude and ill-informed, my shit seats were below whatever air unit they have and cold air was hitting me all night (December concert), seats are way uncomfortable. Good work to whoever is behind this place. 🙄 Oh, parking and ride share pickup? Forget it. Get a friend to pick you up. Nightmare.
smh rip those men who lost their lives during the construction of sofi
Isn’t the soil toxic?
No. You’re thinking of Carson.
Whats even creepy about this place is that it’s located near a graveyard.
I simply don't support commercialized sports. 🤔 My team has won, they are champions, I find boring. I also don't support the government getting involved with commercial sports. I would truly would like football to be phased out. I don't want football or any other sports in our schools that have a lot of injuries. I still to this day don't understand the concept of my team, or my team has won. I find those concepts to be immature behavior. 😢 Thanks for the video though.😎
Boohoo
Don't worry yall the subway to the stadium is being built.