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Timeline of moves in Raiders history

1982 — Raiders relocate from Oakland to Los Angeles to play at the Memorial Coliseum.

1987 — Los Angeles suburb Irwindale courts Raiders to move. Stadium is never built.

June 23, 1995 — Raiders leave Los Angeles to move back to Oakland for a renovated Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

January 2013 — Raiders' lease expires in Oakland. Team signs lease on a year-to-year basis.

July 29, 2014 — Mark Davis, who inherited the team following his father's death in 2011, confirmed he talked to San Antonio officials about moving the team to Texas.

Feb. 20, 2015 — Raiders and San Diego Chargers announced plans for a new stadium complex in Carson, California, a suburb of Los Angeles.

April 15, 2015 — The stadium plan for the Chargers and Raiders collects enough petition signatures to go before the city council.

April 21, 2015 — City of Carson approves $1.7 billion NFL stadium project.

May 19, 2015 — The transaction for a land deal of 170 acres closes in Carson, paving the way for a football stadium to be built. The project awaits approval from the NFL.

Oct. 30, 2015 — Davis tells Oakland town hall that he is committed to finding a stadium solution in Oakland if a stadium can be built.

Jan. 4, 2016 — After talks for a new stadium go nowhere, the Raiders — along with the Rams and Chargers — file paperwork to relocate to Los Angeles.

Jan. 12, 2016 — The NFL relocation committee votes to back the Raiders-Chargers plan for Carson in the morning.

Jan. 12, 2016 — In the afternoon, the NFL owners vote to allow the Rams to move to Los Angeles from St. Louis and give the Chargers first option as a second team in the Rams' new stadium if they choose to leave San Diego within a year. The Raiders are allotted second option after the Chargers.

Jan. 14, 2016 — Former Minnesota Vikings owner Red McCombs, a longtime San Antonio resident, renews his pitch for the Raiders to move to the Texas city.

Jan. 24, 2016 — ESPN reports Raiders are open to moving to San Diego if L.A. option falls through.

Jan. 26, 2016 — Multiple reports say the Raiders have begun work on a one-year lease with O.co Coliseum in Oakland.

Jan. 28, 2016 — Mark Davis is scheduled to meet with Las Vegas Sands Corp. president Sheldon Adelson about moving the Raiders to a proposed domed stadium near the Strip.

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