PASADENA – The city of Pasadena announced Thursday that it has filed a lawsuit that aims to hold UCLA to its lease agreement at the Rose Bowl, which is the home field of the school’s football team.

“On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, the City of Pasadena took the unfortunate but necessary step of filing a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court to enforce a lease agreement between the Rose Bowl Stadium and UCLA,” according to a statement from the city. “That lease agreement is unambiguous, explicitly stating there is no option for UCLA to terminate the lease prior to its expiration in 2044.”

The Rose Bowl is also the site of the annual New Year’s Day football game that’s been called “the grand-daddy of them all.”

According to the city, a UCLA representative has notified the city and Rose Bow

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