Feb 2, 2011 - The L.A. Times' Patrick McGreevy reports,"developer Philip Anschutz's plan to build an NFL stadium in Los Angeles may now hinge on whether state lawmakers will allow him to bypass some environmental rules so the 64,000-seat project can quickly get underway."
Below is a list of contributions from 2003-2009 from companies and employees tied to Anschutz to state lawmakers serving in the 2009-2010 and 2011-2012 sessions of the California State Legislature. Contributions data provided by the National Institute on Money in State Politics (FollowTheMoney.org).
Includes campaign contributions from: Anschutz Entertainment Group Inc; Anschutz Southern California Sports Complex; LA Sports Venues LLC; Los Angeles Arena Land Co; and their employees as disclosed on campaign finance filing reports.
| Recipient | Party | Office | District | Total |
| Tony Strickland | Republican | Senate | 19 | $10,500 |
| Alex Padilla | Democrat | Senate | 20 | $10,100 |
| Darrell Steinberg | Democrat | Senate | 6 | $8,100 |
| Gilbert Cedillo | Democrat | Assembly | 45 | $8,100 |
| Audra Strickland | Republican | Assembly | 37 | $7,300 |
| Kevin De Leon | Democrat | Senate | 22 | $5,300 |
| Ron Calderon | Democrat | Senate | 30 | $4,300 |
| Bob Blumenfield | Democrat | Assembly | 40 | $4,000 |
| John Perez | Democrat | Assembly | 46 | $3,600 |
| Isadore Hall | Democrat | Assembly | 52 | $3,500 |
| Alan Lowenthal | Democrat | Senate | 27 | $3,000 |
| Juan Arambula | Independent | Assembly | 31 | $3,000 |
| Abel Maldonado | Republican | Senate | 15 | $2,000 |
| Cathleen Galgiani | Democrat | Assembly | 17 | $2,000 |
| Dave Cogdill | Republican | Senate | 14 | $2,000 |
| Mike Villines | Republican | Assembly | 29 | $2,000 |
| Joe Coto | Democrat | Assembly | 23 | $1,682 |
| Anthony Portantino | Democrat | Assembly | 44 | $1,100 |
| Curren Price | Democrat | Senate | 26 | $1,000 |
| Dean Florez | Democrat | Senate | 16 | $1,000 |
| Ed Hernandez | Democrat | Senate | 24 | $1,000 |
| Jenny Oropeza | Democrat | Senate | 28 | $1,000 |
| Lou Correa | Democrat | Senate | 34 | $1,000 |
| Mike Eng | Democrat | Assembly | 49 | $1,000 |
| Sandre Swanson | Democrat | Assembly | 16 | $1,000 |
| Steven Bradford | Democrat | Assembly | 51 | $1,000 |
| Ted Lieu | Democrat | Assembly | 53 | $1,000 |
| Tom Torlakson | Democrat | Assembly | 11 | $1,000 |
| Lori Salda | Democrat | Assembly | 76 | $500 |
| Tony Mendoza | Democrat | Assembly | 56 | $500 |
| Grand Total | $92,582 |
