With the State Supreme Court set to review a previous ruling, the San Diego Chargers will likely need two-thirds approval via referendum on a tax increase for a new stadium. (more…)
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Alternative Chargers Stadium Plan Pitched
We have another proposed San Diego Chargers stadium plan, this one coming from a former councilman and current talk-show host pitching a $1.5 billion facility that won’t involve any tax revenues. (more…)
Chargers: 110,000 Signatures Means November Vote on New Stadium
With the San Diego Chargers delivering over 110,000 signatures to City Hall today, it’s all but certain voters will be asked to approve a proposed downtown stadium for the team in a November referendum. (more…)
Does Vegas’s NFL Hopes Ride on San Diego?
What’s the clearest path for Las Vegas to land the Oakland Raiders? Approval for a new downtown San Diego Chargers and a whole lot of NFL owners approving the move. But there is a very plausible roadmap for the Oakland to Vegas move. (more…)
Chargers Push San Diego Downtown Stadium at Rally
For the Chargers’ drive to build a San Diego downtown stadium, Saturday was truly a signature moment. The team held a rally on Saturday morning in the East Village area where they hope a new 65,000-seat stadium and accompanying convention center will rise up after a signature drive. (more…)
Preliminary Chargers Stadium Design Renderings Released
As the NFL team moves forward with planning on a new downtown facility, renderings of a San Diego Chargers stadium design were released to the public, along with some specifics of the franchise’s business goals on the convention side. (more…)
City Attorney Criticizes Citizens’ Plan
The political football that is the plan for a downtown stadium in San Diego went airborne again on Tuesday, and one more time, the Chargers appear to have been thrown for a loop. (more…)
Chargers Meeting With Citizens’ Plan Advocates
Two weeks before the San Diego Chargers can officially begin collecting signatures in hopes of getting its downtown stadium/convention center proposal on the November ballot, the team was set to meet Monday with the proponents of a competing convention center initiative, known as the Citizens’ Plan, which is also vying for a November vote. (more…)
Convadium Facing Local Scrutiny
The San Diego Chargers’ $1.8 billion stadium and convention center plan is still two weeks away from being eligible to garner petition signatures in order to secure a public vote on the proposal. (more…)
Chargers Begin Stadium Initiative
The San Diego Chargers announced their Citizens’ Initiative for a downtown, 65,000-seat stadium and convention center on Wednesday, putting the fate of the Chargers in San Diego squarely in the hands of the voters. (more…)