NFL schedules public hearing regarding Raiders relocation

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Editor's note: The above video is from Floyd Kephart's press conference on Aug. 25. 

The Raiders are considering a move from Oakland to Los Angeles, and East Bay fans will have an opportunity to voice their opinions to the NFL next week in a town hall meeting.

The NFL will host a local public hearing on Oct. 29 at the Paramount Theater in Oakland. League executive staff will be in attendance, though commissioner Roger Goodell will not be present. 

The three-hour meeting begins at 7pm. It is open to the public, but those who would like to attend must obtain a free entry pass.

Entry passes will be generally reserved for Raiders season-ticket holders who pre-register. Fans who are not season-ticket holders can also apply for an entry pass. Pre-registration starts on Tuesday.

The NFL will also conduct town-hall meetings in St. Louis (Oct. 27) and San Diego (Oct. 28), which also have NFL teams considering relocation to Los Angeles. The public hearings are being held in accordance to the NFL’s relocation policy, which states views from a home market must be heard before a move is considered by the league.

The Rams have a stadium proposal to move to Inglewood, while the Raiders and Chargers have gone in on a joint stadium proposal in Carson. The NFL is expected to choose one of those proposals, and a team or teams could be playing in Los Angeles in the 2016 season.

Stadium proposals to keep the Rams in St. Louis and the Chargers in San Diego have met resistance from the teams, but are much farther along than anything in Oakland.

There has been little progress in the attempt to keep the Raiders in the East Bay with a new football-only stadium. The city of Oakland and Alameda County were working with developer Floyd Kephart on a proposal, but the exclusive negotiating agreement expired and was not renewed. Oakland is working directly with the Raiders, though the Bay Area News Group reports that development firm SunCal is looking to get involved with the project and could help bridge a funding gap in stadium construction costs.

 

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