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Oakland officials to finally make direct push for Raiders
In the three-way battle over which NFL team or teams will relocate to Los Angeles — and what NFL city or cities will lose teams — Oakland has been unique. In San Diego, Mayor Kevin Faulconer has declared his strong
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Hometown fans hit NFL over L.A. move
As the National Football League neared a final decision on whether to relocate any franchises to Los Angeles, fans in cities that could lose teams gave the league an earful. Commissioner Roger Goodell recognized how touchy things have become, as an unprecedented
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Official San Diego stadium plan tougher than task force’s
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and San Diego County Supervisor Ron Roberts on Monday unveiled architectural renderings, a financing scheme and a 6,000-page draft environmental impact report for a $1.1 billion, 68,000-seat NFL stadium to keep the Chargers from going to
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Chargers’ saga at a crucial juncture
San Diego officials meet with an NFL team owners committee Monday in Chicago in what could be the decisive meeting of the summer related to whether the Chargers will move to Los Angeles. The Spanos family, owner of the team, says
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NFL schemes for L.A. nearing end zone
Although the race to land an NFL deal in Los Angeles have long been anyone’s game, some clarity on the potential outcome began to emerge this summer. Dynamic duo The competition originally pitted three teams against one another: the St. Louis
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NFL exec has mixed take on San Diego plan
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, San Diego County Supervisor Ron Roberts and Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, told a senior NFL executive on Tuesday about the city’s plans to pay for and expedite the building of a new $1.2
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L.A. sportscaster: Chargers may not be welcome
After months of public-relations skirmishing and a few hours of actual discussions between team officials and elected leaders, the future of the San Diego Chargers seems more unsure than ever. The attorney for the Spanos family, which owns the team
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San Diego stadium plan: Ingenious? Fair? A ripoff?
The San Diego stadium task force’s proposal to finance a $1.15 billion stadium project to keep the Chargers from fleeing to Los Angeles has been subject to close looks for more than a week now. There’s no consensus at all about
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New stadium scheme rallies NFL in L.A.
In the latest lurch forward for Los Angeles football, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has given his blessing to both of the area’s competing plans for team stadiums. “We had presentations earlier this week that are very exciting,” Goodell said, according to
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VIDEO: San Diego mayor discusses whether the Chargers will stay or go
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer describes his plan to keep the San Diego Chargers in San Diego — including the best site for a stadium, the involvement of taxpayer funding and the political leadership needed — during a discussion with
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