SAN FRANCISCO — With resistance mounting to public financing of sport stadiums, the National Football League this week aims to follow through on two decades of threats to relocate franchises to Los Angeles.
League approval - expected in an owners vote as soon as today - would send a blunt message to mid-sized cities wanting a team: $400 million won’t cut it.
That’s what St. Louis offered as its share of a new stadium for the Rams, only to be dismissed by the league and team owner Stan Kroenke. The Chargers shunned San Diego’s proposed $350 million.