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Honeymoon between Santa Clara and 49ers now distant history
In 2010, when Santa Clara voters approved creating a city-run stadium authority to build an NFL stadium to attract the San Francisco 49ers, politicians patted themselves on the back for getting things done and luring a storied franchise 45 miles
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California NAACP pushes for removal of ‘Star Spangled Banner’ as U.S. national anthem
The California chapter of the NAACP is distributing a resolution to California lawmakers that calls for the removal of the “Star Spangled Banner” as the official national anthem of the United States. The resolution, which was passed at
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After raising hopes they’d stay, Chargers likely heading to L.A.
San Diego Chargers’ fans woke up Wednesday morning to hear the most encouraging news yet that the team wouldn’t be returning to Los Angeles after 55 years in San Diego: a report that the Chargers had asked, and the NFL
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Crunch time: Chargers staying, Raiders Vegas-bound?
The fate of two of California’s four NFL teams should become much clearer this week. The Chargers have to decide by Sunday, Jan. 15, whether to exercise their option to share a $1.7 billion stadium being built in Inglewood by
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Insiders see Raiders’ exit from Oakland as inevitable
As CalWatchdog reported earlier this week, the San Diego Chargers are much closer to moving to Los Angeles, having gotten the formal blessing of team owners at a meeting in Irving, Texas, to leave if they choose by the Jan.
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Chargers almost an L.A. team
After months of relative certainty that the National Football League wanted the Rams in Los Angeles and the Chargers in San Diego, expectations have been gradually upset, turning the other former L.A. team’s relocation back to the City of
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L.A. scores Super Bowl LV
With the Rams headed back to Los Angeles, Southern Californians are poised to host another Super Bowl — but only the City of Angels made the cut, leaving fretful San Diego out in the cold. “The game will be played at the
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Stadium hunt: Hope in San Diego, not Oakland
Both the Chargers and Raiders are returning to play another season in the stadiums they and the NFL say are unacceptable. But while there may be signs of life for a new stadium in San Diego, the picture continues to
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L.A. gets Rams, maybe Chargers
After a frenetic final sequence where NFL intrigue reached a fever pitch, team owners voted to approve the relocation of the St. Louis Rams to Los Angeles, with an option extended to San Diego’s disgruntled Chargers franchise. “The Rams’ home will
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Rams moving to L.A.; Chargers likely to follow
The drama over which of three cities would lose their NFL teams to Los Angeles ended decisively Tuesday night. On a 30-2 vote, NFL owners gave the go-ahead to having the St. Louis Rams move to L.A. next season in
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