The state Supreme Court will hear arguments over the legal battle to
build a baseball stadium for the Dodgers in Chavez Ravine. The Times
ran a short Associated Press story on Page 1 that barely scraped the
surface of the debate. But you certainly could make the case that by
this point, readers either knew what the battle was about or they
didn’t care.

About a week later, the paper ran another short story that was a
real head scratcher. Assemblyman Don Anderson, whose district included
Chavez Ravine, floated the idea of building a lake if a ballpark wasn’t
allowed.

Anderson presented the City Council an artist’s sketch of a lake and
recreation area. The story did not include any reaction from members of
the council. Maybe they all were speechless.

"I feel it imperative that some alternative plan be held in readiness," Anderson said.