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The Raiders formally applied for relocation to the Los Angeles market on Monday evening, a move that didn’t surprise anyone.
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That includes the city of Oakland. The municipality has been in good communication with the NFL and has been closely following the Raiders quest to find a long-term stadium solution in Oakland and LA.
Mayor Libby Schaaf sent out a statement on Tuesday stating the city’s quest to keep the Raiders in Oakland despite their application to move.
“We’re not surprised that the Raiders filed for relocation as they have consistently said they would We remain confident that the Raiders can build a new stadium in Oakland without a direct public subsidy. We stand ready to work with the Raiders and the NFL to make that happen in a way that is responsible to the team, the fans and the taxpayers.”
Oakland hopes to keep the Raiders in town, but did not have an actionable stadium proposal required to prevent the team from leaving the East Bay. A stadium plan remains in the early stages, without a financing plan or formal negotiations with the Raiders.
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The city sent a letter to the NFL stating it needed more time to put a stadium proposal together and wanted to continue that process if the Raiders weren’t approved for relocation to LA.
The San Diego Chargers and Raiders have joined forces on a privately financed stadium proposal in Carson. The St. Louis Rams are pushing a competing proposal in Inglewood.
NFL owners are expected to vote on which teams will move to the LA market in 2016 during a Jan. 12-13 meeting of the membership in Houston. It is possible that the issue is tabled for a year, though one or two teams are expected to relocation before next season.