The Chargers'/Raiders' potential plans to room together in Carson, Calif., could be in jeopardy because of a dispute over the residence of one of Carson's citizens.
Carson Mayor Albert Robles, who has led the city's efforts to bring the NFL to the city by getting an NFL stadium built, could lose his job because he may not actually live in Carson, the Los Angeles Times is reporting.
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Quoting several current and former residents of Kenwood, which is about 10 miles north of Carson, say Robles lives there with his wife, even though he maintains that he lives with his parents in Carson.
According to California state law, elected officials must live in the cities they represent.
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The Times added that Robles said he would provide telephone records and credit card bills and other documents showing that he lives in Carson, but has not provided those receipts over the last six weeks.
Four former and current Kenwood residents told the newspaper that Robles is a fixture in their neighborhood. One man in Carson, who is a neighbor to Robles' parents' home, said he has not lived with his folks since he was a teenager.
On the day Robles was sworn in as mayor, he and two Carson council members approved a ballot measure that authorized a privately funded $1.7 billion NFL stadium that potentially would house the Chargers and Raiders.
Without Robles, the council would've lacked the quorum required to take up the measure, the Times added, but an attorney said Robles' votes would be allowed to stand even if he is found later ineligible to hold his post.
Still, Profootballtalk.com reported that if Robles loses his job, the Chargers-Raiders project in Carson could be in trouble.
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