US EditionPasadena Lawsuit Aims to Hold UCLA to Its Lease Agreement to Play Home Games at Rose Bowl
The lawsuit seeks to enforce UCLA's lease requiring home games at the Rose Bowl until 2044 amid plans to move games to SoFi Stadium, Pasadena officials said.
- On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, the City of Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Operating Company filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court to enforce UCLA's lease at the Rose Bowl Stadium through 2044.
- The complaint says UCLA notified the city and Rose Bowl of steps breaching the agreement signed in 2010 and amended in 2014, alleging intent to relocate games to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.
- Pasadena records show taxpayers paid $150 million and financed $130,000,000 in bonds for renovations, while UCLA average home attendance 35,253 in 2025 contrasts with Rose Bowl capacity of more than 89,000 and tarps on both end zones.
- Mary Osako, UCLA vice chancellor for strategic communications, said `While we continue to evaluate the long-term arrangement for UCLA football home games, no decision has been made`, and the city expects UCLA will honor the agreement while the City Council defends contractual rights.
- The Rose Bowl is undergoing renovations for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, and the UCLA Bruins have played there since 1982, while SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, lies 13 miles from UCLA.
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The city of Pasadena, California, and the Rose Bowl Operating Company have reportedly sued UCLA for allegedly trying to move its college football games from one of the sport's most iconic stadiums to the much newer SoFi Stadium.The Los Angeles Times reported that the suit claims the university is "profoundly" betraying its trust by attempting to relocate its home games from the site the Bruins have called home for 43 years to the home of the NFL…
UCLA sued by Rose Bowl, Pasadena for allegedly trying to move football games to SoFi Stadium
The city of Pasadena, California, and the Rose Bowl Operating Company have sued UCLA for allegedly trying to move its college football games from one of the sport’s most iconic stadiums to the much newer SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.
The City of Pasadena Files Lawsuit to Hold UCLA to Rose Bowl Lease
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NCAAF News: Report: Rose Bowl, city sue UCLA over SoFi games plan
UCLA has a lease to play its home games at the Rose Bowl through 2044, but according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by the City of Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Operating Company, the university has been “unequivocally expressing its intent to abandon the Rose Bowl Stadium and relocate its home football games to SoFi […]
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