Not surprised. The cost of construction in Cali is painful starting from the approvals process and regulations and their associated fees on to the competition on labor where the shortage leads to higher pay. My family still do a ton of contracting and building in Cali (mostly up north near Sacramento now) and have been talking about leaving the state for that reason but there's a ton of them all in the same area so they're still there passing on the costs to the consumers like all the other builders are right now.This just blows my mind. 2-3x the cost. Grabbed from article linked below;
The estimated final cost of the stadium, which includes a retail and entertainment district, has ballooned to somewhere between $5 billion and $6 billion, according to Kaplan.
Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, which also remains under construction, is the second-most expensive stadium in league history at $1.9 billion.
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Report: Rams seeking up to $500 million in additional stadium financing
The Rams need more financing for SoFi Stadium, which has a price tag that keeps rising.profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
Move them to Mexico. I'm serious.I love the guy who says that Stan should go and say Dean can't play there until they come up with 500 million.
Keep them in Carson, or send them back to San Diego.