The latest victory for opponents of a skyway gondola project that would carry fans to and from Dodger Stadium came last week in Sacramento, when an amendment to a transit bill that would expedite the project’s regulatory approval process suddenly was removed by the bill’s author.

By striking Section 3 from Senate Bill 71, carried by state Sen. Scott Weiner, D-San Francisco, the legislation no longer contains the controversial amendment speeding up resolution of court challenges and forcing quicker mediation for future attacks against the transit project backed by former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, who owns 50% of the parking at the Dodger Stadium.

The removal of the amendment by Weiner, posted on the California Legislative Information website Sept. 2, was characterized by members of t

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