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Conventions, Football Don’t Mix
Published Sept. 14, 2011
Southern California has balmy weather and, seemingly, balmy leadership. For one thing, both Los Angeles and San Diego want to expand convention centers in the teeth of a grossly overbuilt market and slumping convention attendance. Both ...
Do the Chargers Love L.A.?
Published Aug. 24, 2011
How much do the Chargers love Los Angeles? First came word via L.A.’s Street-Hassle blog that the team’s PR honcho and all-around fix-it guru-in-chief Mark Fabiani gave $1000 to L.A. mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel. Now an ...
Hometown Bias
Published May 11, 2011
"Root, root, root for the home team.” It’s a tuneful ditty to sing during the seventh inning stretch, but it won’t help Padres fans. They should really sing, “Pray, pray, pray for the umpires to act ...
McCain, Pelosi, Dean Spanos, and Issa All Chip in to NFL’s PAC
Published Jan. 5, 2011
Football season is over for the Chargers, but the team’s political season never ends. During 2009 and 2010, Chargers president Dean Spanos, wife Susan, and ... More Post a comment
Chargers: Look at Petco Park Failure
Published Dec. 22, 2010
Padres attendance is worse than it was at Qualcomm, even though the team had a great 2010 season and is slashing ticket and concession prices. ... More Comments (64)
Schools, Parks, and Safety Services Pay for the Chargers
Published Dec. 15, 2010
Suppose a deeply depressed mayor of an insolvent city comes to psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud and laments that he has had to cut back on fire ... More Comments (49)
The Chargers Don't Wear Pink
Published Nov. 3, 2010
Ten minutes into the second quarter of the Chargers’ second preseason game, a crowd in the end-zone View section of Qualcomm Stadium stands up to ... More Post a comment
Football First, Water Last
Published Feb. 3, 2010
In his State of the City speech on January 13, Mayor Jerry Sanders devoted 434 words to the possibility of taxpayers shelling out hundreds of ... More Comments (45)
Nuts and Bolts
Published Dec. 2, 2009
December 2, 2007: During his radio broadcast of the San Diego Chargers’ victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, announcer Hank Bauer gave a shout-out to ... More Comments (14)
Ex Pros
Published Nov. 4, 2009
If ever there were a San Diego Charger whose postcareer success has matched his years spent on the field, it’s the great Ron Mix. Mix’s ... More Comments (3)
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