US EditionRose Bowl Accuses UCLA of Trying to Move Football Games to SoFi Stadium in Lawsuit
Pasadena seeks legal enforcement to keep UCLA football games at the Rose Bowl through 2044 after $280 million invested in stadium improvements, citing breach of lease.
- On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, the City of Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Operating Co. filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court against UCLA and the University of California Regents to enforce the remaining two decades of the Rose Bowl lease.
- Citing local investment, Pasadena argues taxpayers funded more than $150 million in renovations and recently refinanced $130 million in bonds amid allegations UCLA plans to move games to SoFi Stadium, Inglewood.
- UCLA's outside counsel wrote in a March 27 letter that David L. Schrader denies any breach and says preliminary relocation talks do not constitute a material breach of the agreement.
- Warning of major damages, the city stated Pasadena and stadium representatives say a move could cost the city and residents more than $1 billion in damages, and it will defend contractual rights on behalf of Pasadena residents.
- Highlighting the Rose Bowl's stature, the complaint notes it is a National Historic Landmark with about 89,000 seating capacity, while Bruins attendance is roughly 35,000 and the stadium sits 26 miles from campus.
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Roanoke Times
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San Bernardino Sun
Pasadena files lawsuit to hold UCLA to Rose Bowl lease
PASADENA — The city of Pasadena announced on Thursday, Oct. 30, that it has filed a lawsuit that aims to hold UCLA to its lease agreement at the Rose Bowl, which is the home field of the school’s football team. “On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, the City of Pasadena took the unfortunate but necessary step of filing a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court to enforce a lease agreement between the Rose Bowl Stadium and UCLA,” according to a statement…
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