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Developers of the proposed sports arena have agreed to a new round of conditions and Los Angeles Councilmember Joel Wachs looks like a hero. Indeed, Wachs deserves much of the credit for making the deal to build a new home for the Lakers and Kings sports team enormously better for city taxpayers.
Now the hope is that Wachs means what he said Thursday when he announced he's satisfied with the deal. The councilman said he would exempt the facility from a ballot measure he's soon to file requiring voter approval for publicly subsidized sports stadiums.
Wachs' support, and the additional concessions by the arena developers and city negotiators, make this deal an unqualified winner for...