The city of Pasadena and the operators of the historic Rose Bowl Stadium filed a major lawsuit against the University of California, Los Angeles following reports and indications that the university was exploring options to break its long-term stadium lease and relocate home football games closer to campus at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. Pasadena officials argued that the potential departure of the Bruins would constitute a profound breach of trust and threaten local taxpayers with over one billion dollars in economic and monetary damages, considering that millions of dollars had been invested into continuous stadium renovations to maintain the historic partnership through 2044.