Los Angeles-area city celebrates stadium deal, awaits NFL

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – The Inglewood City Council approved a $2 billion stadium plan backed by St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke that clears a path for the NFL to return to the Los Angeles area.

But the approval that really matters – the NFL’s blessing for a team to move into the nation’s second-largest media market – is a work in progress. And there’s no certainty the Rams will leave St. Louis.

Despite the remaining hurdles, Tuesday night’s 5-0 council vote prompted Mayor James T. Butts to declare it’s “time to celebrate.”