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Location of training camp: Still unknown.

Will Spring practices be open to public: So far answer is no.

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Maybe we can get around that.

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Oxnard approves temp site deal with Rams

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Vincent Bonsignore

The Los Angeles Rams will hold a one-day team meeting March 4 in Manhattan Beach to update players on the relocation process to Los Angeles, with a heavy emphasis focused on where the Rams will set up a temporary site for minicamps and OTA’s through midsummer and identifying a training camp site.

At least one of those sites is close to being official.

The Oxnard City Council on Tuesday night approved a deal with the Rams to set up temporary headquarters at the same site the Dallas Cowboys hold training camp. If everything goes as planned, the Rams will set up shop in Oxnard in early April and stay through the middle of June. Soon after, the Cowboys will return for training camp.

“It’s a turn key facility with what the Cowboys have done up there,” Rams president and CEO Kevin Demoff said. “From there — the Cowboys will be coming back in July — we need to find a new training camp home and we’ve talked to a number of different universities about that opportunity.”

Although nothing is official on training camp, the Rams are leaning strongly toward UC Irvine.

Cal Lutheran in Thousand Oaks remains a possibility, though.

In addition, the Rams are scouring the Southern California for a temporary headquarters and practice facility site they can use throughout the 2016 season.

“We’re looking for what I call permanent/temporary space all around Los Angeles, with a focus on the (San Fernando) Valley area, and trying to get a handle on what that might look like and where that might be. And from there, where can your get office space.” Demoff said. “And of course, finding the permanent practice facility is an ongoing process, which will probably take most of 2016 is my guess.

“But hopefully by March 1st, we’ll have nailed down most of this.”

The Rams’ long-range plans for a team headquarter site is in the West San Fernando Valley region around Thousand Oaks and Agoura Hills.

The agreement with Oxnard calls for the Rams to lease the fields for $510 per day from April 18 to June 17, a total cost of $31,110. The team will also lease the locker rooms at a cost of $680 per day from March 28 through June 24, a total cost of $59,840.

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Our first of possibly many stories from the Ventura County Star...

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CLU remains in mix for Rams’ relocation plans

The Los Angeles Rams' relocation process is picking up steam, and Cal Lutheran University remains a part of the discussion.

The Rams are trying to find a site to hold training camp in the summer and a home base for their year-round team operations and training facility during the season.

"It's nice to be considered and we have talked to them about some things, but they are talking to a lot of different people, too," Cal Lutheran President Chris Kimball said Wednesday.

The Rams have finalized a plan to hold their minicamp and offseason team activities at the River Ridge Fields in Oxnard beginning in early April. The deal was approved by the Oxnard City Council on Tuesday night.

At the NFL scouting combine on Wednesday in Indianapolis, Rams head coach Jeff Fisher said the team was considering a spot for training camp in "western San Fernando Valley."

Several reports have listed UC Irvine or L.A. Pierce College in Woodland Hills as potential sites for this summer's camp.

"As far as I know, we are not in the discussion about training camp," Kimball said.

Fisher told reporters the Rams will meet as a team for the first time in Southern California on March 4 to discuss the logistics of the move and other issues.

Fisher said the Rams received permission from the league and the NFL Players Association to hold the informational session with players.

Among the issues Fisher said he would discuss with the players was the location for offseason activities, potential sites for training camp and the location for a temporary and permanent training facility.

Asked if CLU was being considered for a training site, Rams spokesperson Artis Twyman said, "Currently, we are in discussions with several organizations throughout Southern California as it relates to our relocation process. Until those talks are final, it would be inappropriate for the team to comment."

The Rams are building a new state-of-the-art stadium in Inglewood, but it's not scheduled for completion until the 2019 season. The Rams are planning to play the next three seasons at the L.A. Coliseum.

During their first stint in Los Angeles, the Rams trained at various college locations around Southern California, including Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, UC Irvine, Compton College, Loyola College, University of Redlands and Chapman College.

Cal Lutheran has a history of hosting NFL teams, with the Cowboys having held training camp there from 1963 to 1989.

In the last decade, CLU has made significant upgrades to its athletic facilities that would be more conducive to accommodating a modern NFL operation.

CLU's William Rolland Stadium was completed in 2011. The 16,000-square-foot stadium has an all-weather turf field and outdoor sports lighting.

The Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center opened in 2006. The 96,000-square-foot facility includes a weight room, athletic training room and multiple locker rooms.

If the Rams selected CLU as its temporary team headquarters, the university would likely need to build new administration buildings and an additional practice field.

"If something were to happen for us with them to get them here, that would be great for the county," Kimball said. "If it were to happen somewhere else in the Conejo Valley, it would be great too. It's a boost either way."

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Rams narrowing down options for new headquarters in LA


Stan Kroenke is getting his business done.
Nick Ut / AP

By Alex Marvez @alexmarvez
Feb 25, 2016 at 12:35p ET
INDIANAPOLIS

The Los Angeles Rams are closing in on a home for their new team headquarters.

A source told FOXSports.com that the Thousand Oaks and Westlake Village areas are now the franchise's main area of focus. A final decision should come within the next few weeks.

The Rams will hold their offseason practices in Oxnard, which is roughly 60 miles to the northwest of Los Angeles. However, the Dallas Cowboys are planning to return for their annual training camp in late July.

The Rams are still trying to finalize their own training camp site. Two colleges under consideration are Cal-Irvine and Cal-Lutheran in Thousand Oaks, which was once the host site for the Cowboys camp.

The Rams are likely to play their home games this year at the Los Angeles Coliseum until construction of their new stadium is completed in 2019.

The Rams are in the process of closing their headquarters in St. Louis after their proposal to move to Los Angeles was approved last month by NFL owners.