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An artist’s depiction of the proposed football stadium in Carson, Calif., that the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders would share. Oakland, San Diego and St. Louis officials made a case for keeping their teams from moving Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, the same day Disney’s chief executive joined the Chargers-Raiders’ stadium project.
Monday, Jan. 4, 2016 | 10:37 p.m.
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders have officially filed an application to relocate the franchise to the Los Angeles area.
The Raiders filed the papers Monday night to go back to Los Angeles for the second time. The team left Oakland following the 1981 season before returning from Los Angeles in 1995.
Owner Mark Davis wants to partner with the division rival San Diego Chargers to build a stadium in Carson. The Chargers and St. Louis Rams also filed a relocation application Monday night.
Rams owner Stan Kroenke wants to build a stadium in Inglewood.
The league's owners will vote next week in Houston on whether to allow any of the three teams to move.
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