Blog Entries tagged 'new stadium'

Mayor Discusses Stadium Trip, Vision for San Diego Entertainment District

jasonriggs1@yahoo.com — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:00:00 +0100

Mayor Discusses Stadium Trip, Vision for San Diego Entertainment District

By Jason Riggs

Yesterday, Mayor Sanders spoke at the Riford Club in La Jolla to a crowd of about 100 people in a small gathering that was open to the public.

Sanders began the discussion on the effort to build a new stadium in Downtown San Diego by recapping the history and timeline behind Petco Park’s development.

“We spent about $192M in public funds on [Petco]” [...]

San Diego Mayor Gets Serious About a Stadium

jasonriggs1@yahoo.com — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08:00:00 +0100

San Diego Mayor Gets Serious About a Stadium

by Jason Riggs

Last week, Mayor Jerry Sanders embarked on a three-city stadium tour in Kansas City, Denver and Indianapolis to see how public/private partnerships are structured in other parts of the country for infrastructure-related projects.
The trip marks a significant milestone in the City’s effort to build a stadium in San Diego by providing a clear signal that the Mayor and the City intend to get down to the serio [...]

Live Chat with Mark Fabiani - Friday, October 9th @ 11:30 AM

registration@sdstadium.org — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0100

Join the San Diego Stadium Coalition for a live online Chat on Friday, October 9th at 11:30AM with Chargers Special Counsel Mark Fabiani

Ask your burnning questions as he shares the latest developments on the team's quest for a new stadium.

There's a lot going on with the Chargers and a potential new stadium in the County especially within the City of Escondido, so it's a great time to educate yourself and get involved.

You must be a registered member an [...]

The Latest on the Chargers Stadium Search (August 2009)

jasonriggs1@yahoo.com — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:00:00 +0100

The Latest on the Chargers Stadium Search (August 2009)

By Jason Riggs

It's been a little while since we updated our membership on the Chargers stadium search so I wanted to fill you in on some of the recent developments from the past 60 days.

Q: Are the Chargers still in discussions with the City of Chula Vista about building a new stadium in that region of the County?

A: No. With the recent Iraq deployment of Councilman and City of Chula Vista point-pe [...]

A Letter from a New Member Says It Best

jasonriggs1@yahoo.com — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

A Letter from a New Member Says It Best

We recently received this email from one of our newer members. It is so powerfully written and offers such an honest take on why members of the San Diego Stadium Coalition are working so hard to get stadium built in San Diego County that I want to share it with everyone.

"First off, I apologize at first for this mass email. I hate them myself and never send them out except on occasions I feel can benefit.
[...]

A New Season and a New Sense of Stadium Urgency

jasonriggs1@yahoo.com — Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

A New Season and a New Sense of Stadium Urgency

By Veronica Pacheco

With the 2009 NFL Draft finally over, all of us Charger fans, can celebrate that we are that much closer to the start of what looks like another exciting season.

Next, we'll have training camps, then preseason, and before you know it, Game 1 versus those silver and black wearing guys to the north. It's only 130 days, 3142 hours, 188558 minutes, or 11313514 seconds until opening day kick-of [...]

U2 Will Skip San Diego... and So Will Others

jasonriggs1@yahoo.com — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

U2 Will Skip San Diego... and So Will Others

By Jason Riggs

In what could be considered another sign of the Qualcomm Stadium times, it was recently noted in a SignOnSanDiego article, that U2 will be skipping San Diego on their U2 360? World Tour. They have opted instead to play the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

Who can blame them?

The Rose Bowl can accommodate almost 100,000 people for concerts if you consider the football seating plus the space available on the field. San Diego d [...]

Polling the Media About a New Chargers Stadium

jasonriggs1@yahoo.com — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Polling the Media About a New Chargers Stadium

By Matty Gulbransen

As a longtime member of the local media, the manner in which my colleagues are handling the Chargers' stadium effort and how they feel about it is near and dear to my heart. So, I determined that the best way to summarize the overall mood was to provide a brief synopsis of how members of the local media feel about this issue.

I polled ten former colleagues in the TV and Radio Sports segment and came to [...]

Why Do the Chargers Needs a New Stadium?

registration@sdstadium.org — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Why Do the Chargers Needs a New Stadium?

by Joe McRugby (Guest Blogger)

You often hear complaints that the Spanos family doesn't care about winning as compared to owners like Jerry Jones and Daniel Snyder, who regularly sign players -both their own and on the free agent market- to huge front loaded and bonus-laden deals.

San Diego fans ask "Why can't our owner be like that?"

Well, the sad truth of the matter is that with the exception of Al Davis the past year (w [...]