Yes, good catch on Carson, not Carson City. Maybe Carson City would be a nice place for a stadium, though.
And while we are editing, the Rams last played in St. Louis on Thursday, not Sunday. The Condiment bowl.
LakeWashington, you forgot the 1901-1902 Baltimore Orioles, who became the 1903 NY Highlanders – better known later on as the Yankees!
Or it comes down to greed on the part of city officials. The whole reason a city would even consider tax breaks is that they realize the net is higher with the team than without. Think of it like a loss-leader. Sure, the stadium breaks cost them up front, but the increase in spending by fans and the players, staff, etc. in the community more than off-set the losses. Of course, this all is dependent upon the specific dollars and analysis in any given situation.
As far as the LA thing is concerned, it has been tried and failed so many times that I wish the league would just leave Los Angelinos to themselves. The people do not have an interest in having a team. If they really need the NFL in LA, make the Super Bowl and/or Pro Bowl annual events in the Rose Bowl. And/or move NFL HQ, HOF or invent some new attraction for LA.
As a little kid, we lived in SoCal and I was a Rams fan. Had the old blue helmet with white horns. I think the league should go with the Browns-rule. Keep the names with the cities in case they ever get a new team. Have those teams get a more appropriate name.
Minneapolis Lakers = Los Angeles Lakers (Los Angeles Surfers makes more sense)