By Daina Beth Solomon LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lawmakers in a Los Angeles suburb on Tuesday night voted to approve construction of a 70,000-seat National Football League stadium that could accommodate a proposed return of the San Diego Chargers and the Oakland Raiders. The three-member city council of Carson, about 17 miles (27 km) south of downtown Los Angeles, voted unanimously in favor of the plan to build the $1.7 billion arena, following a petition drive paid for by the two NFL teams, both of which previously played in Los Angeles. A few dozen people, many of whom were clad in Raiders and Chargers jerseys and waved team flags, packed the meeting, which was punctuated with chants of "Bring them back!" Nearly all of the roughly 20 people who spoke during the public comment portion of Tuesday's hearing expressed support for the project. A rival stadium project in the nearby city of Inglewood was unanimously approved by its city council in February.
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