Lieu coauthored a successful bill to bypass environmental quality regulations to build a football stadium in Los Angeles. The bill was intended to help the efforts of developer Edward P. Roski persuade the National Football League to return to the city, and was controversial among many environmentalists and legislators."Realty Tycoon Sacks Capitol in Quest for L.A. Football , The Sacramento Bee, February 8, 2010. Further controversy ensued when it was announced that Roski had given over $500,000 to political campaigns, including $13,000 to Lieu's."NFL stadium promoter gives $505,000 to state political campaigns", Los Angeles Times, January 30, 2010.
