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September 12, 1996 | T.J. SIMERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The team that Al built in the town that Al once owned now has an expanded stadium to make Al rich, and if the Raiders ever win again, something might finally go right for Al Davis. Until then, there are TV blackouts, personal seat license sob stories and further damaging evidence of genius on the wane. Billy Joe Hobert? Pat Harlow? Rickey Dudley? The most talented team in the league? The Carolina Panthers, an expansion franchise last year, have won five games since the Raiders last won.
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July 21, 1995 | LONNIE WHITE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
If the road to the Super Bowl were based on actual miles traveled, the Raiders would be a lock to represent the AFC next January in Tempe, Ariz. Starting today with their official kickoff of training camp in Oxnard, the Raiders will begin a five-month "season on the road." They will be in Austin, Tex.; Dallas, Oxnard, Oakland, Minneapolis and El Segundo in the next six weeks, all before the regular season.
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July 21, 1995 | BILL PLASCHKE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Not only is the NFL going to allow the Raiders to leave Los Angeles without a fight, they are probably going to allow them to leave without a fee. In preparation for today's emergency league meeting here, a club source said Commissioner Paul Tagliabue sent a memo to each of the 30 clubs recommending that they approve the Raiders move to Oakland effective immediately. In a late-night meeting Thursday, the league's finance committee decided it would not even recommend a relocation fee.
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July 18, 1995 | Associated Press
Oakland and Alameda County on Monday formalized an agreement to issue up to $225 million in bonds as part of the agreement to return the Raiders here. The money will be used for improvements to Oakland Coliseum called for in the tentative deal with Raider owner Al Davis. The joint powers agreement was finalized at a brief meeting between Oakland City Manager Craig Kocian and interim Alameda County Administrator Susan Muranishi.
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July 12, 1995
After 13 years in Los Angeles, the Raiders are being heartily welcomed back to Oakland. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted, 5-0, Tuesday to approve the deal that would make the Raiders the first U.S. sports team to return to its roots. The Oakland City Council gave its seal of approval Tuesday night, 9-0.
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July 7, 1995 | Associated Press
Looking like a middle-aged Elvis Presley and sounding like a capitalist Fidel Castro, Al Davis on Thursday recalled the Raiders' storied history to explain his team's proposed return to Oakland. Combative at times and effusive at others, Davis used a crowded news conference to attack his perceived enemies, cajole his fans and justify his status as the NFL's resident maverick.