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Times columnist Steve Lopez plays TV reporter on tonight's "SoCal Connected" on KCET for a story billed as a look at the politics of bringing the NFL back to a new L.A. stadium. The brief trailer suggests Lopez gets at the issue of whether the stadium will deliver on the promised economic benefits or leave the city with "broken promises." The show airs at 9 p.m.
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