the new chargers stadium is being built at inglewood, california.
the new chargers stadium is being built at inglewood, california.
where is the new chargers stadium being built?
inglewood , california
for over twenty years the los angeles area media market lacked a national football league team. after the 1994 season, the los angeles rams moved to st. louis, missouri, and the los angeles raiders returned to their original home of oakland, california, due to the lack of an up-to-date nfl stadium. after numerous stadium proposals between 1995 and 2016 in an attempt to bring the nfl back, the oakland raiders, st. louis rams, and san diego chargers all submitted plans to relocate back to los angeles after the 2015 nfl season. on january 12, 2016, the rams were approved to move to los angeles and build los angeles stadium at hollywood park with the chargers or raiders given the option to join them. on january 12, 2017, the chargers announced their move to los angeles to join the rams. the rams temporarily play at the los angeles memorial coliseum while the chargers temporarily play at stubhub center. both teams will share the new los angeles stadium at hollywood park in inglewood, california, once construction is completed.
greater los angeles
the chargers had continued preliminary work on a ballot initiative for public approval on a new facility. on february 23, 2016, the chargers announced that their stadium efforts would be focused on a stadium in east village, downtown san diego. on march 30, 2016, it was reported in the media that the details of the downtown stadium proposal were unveiled the stadium would be financed from $650 million from the team and the nfl, with a tax hike of $1.15 billion in bonds including $350 million city contribution, $600 million for the convention center, and $200 million to acquire land. on april 21, 2016, rendering of the proposed downtown stadium were unveiled by the chargers and on april 23, 2016, the downtown stadium initiative signature collecting was launched with roger goodell, philip rivers, ladainian tomlinson, mike mccoy, and dean spanos. on june 10, 2016, the chargers announced that they had collected 110,786 signatures for the downtown stadium initiative 1 month later on july 9, 2016, san diego city clerk liz malland announced that the downtown chargers stadium initiative had secured enough valid signatures to be put on the november 2016 ballot. on july 18, 2016, the san diego city council voted 8–0 to put the chargers stadium plan and the citizens plan on the november ballot. on july 28, 2016, the san diego regional chamber of commerce announced its support of the chargers downtown stadium proposal. on october 3, 2016, mayor kevin faulconer officially announced his support of the chargers stadium plan. on november 8, 2016, measure c was voted down (57% opposed over 43% in support). on december 14, 2016, at an owners' meeting, the terms of the chargers and rams lease agreement, as well as the team's debt ceiling were approved thus taking the first steps for a possible relocation to los angeles in 2017. on december 23, 2016, the chargers agreed to lease part of a costa mesa office campus for offices, practice fields, and training facility on nearly 3.2 acres.
history of the los angeles chargers