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The Chargers and Raiders planned the shared, $1.7 billion stadium in the city of Carson, if both teams had failed to get new stadiums in their current hometowns. [49] However, NFL owners failed to approve the stadium, instead opting for a new NFL stadium in Inglewood proposed by Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke.
Carson lies on part of the Spanish land grant Rancho San Pedro, from the King of Spain in 1784. [16] The Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum on Alameda Street in Compton (not far from Carson's city limits) is the historic ranch home of the grantees Juan Dominguez and Manuel Dominguez. Carson was named after George Henry Carson, who married a daughter ...
The Board of Capitol Commissioners received bids of $84,000 to $160,000 for construction and they chose the lowest bid, submitted by Peter Cavanaugh and Son of Carson City. The 1869 act authorized $100,000 for construction, with money to come from a special tax levy, plus the proceeds from the sale of some public land.
Carson City, officially the Consolidated Municipality of Carson City, [3] is an independent city and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada. [4] As of the 2020 census , the population was 58,639, making it the 6th most populous city in the state.
In 2013, he was elected to the Carson City Council. He became mayor in 2015 to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Mayor Jim Dear. [2] In 2016, Carson voters re-elected Robles, who received 55.2 percent of the vote over former Mayor Dear. [3] Robles was a strong supporter for an NFL stadium to be built in Carson.
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In 1968, he was elected as one of five members to the first City Council of Carson, incorporated February 20, 1968. [2] In 1970, he was elected to a four-year term on the City Council and [3] then was appointed mayor in a unanimous vote by the City Council [4] succeeding John L. Junk. [5] Carson was less than 20% African-American at the time. [4]