Statement from Dan Meis, FAIA, founder of MEIS Stadium Planning, Construction, and Renovation, Inc.: "San Diego is not a ponderous monument to America's industrial glory days, like Cincinatti. There, I build a stadium solid enough …
May 31, 2015
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Famed architect unveils design for new Chargers venue
SDSU announces plan to cover cost of proposed stadium rent hike
The Citizens' Stadium Advisory Group report on the new Chargers stadium includes a plan to increase the San Diego State University Aztecs' rent for use of the facility from $500,000 per year to $1.25 million …
May 30, 2015
Are you a Chargers fan?
Question one (of one): What is your reaction to this post on the Facebook group page, "You Know You're a Chargers Fan When"? a) Beleaguered, miserable acceptance b) Blind, bloodthirsty rage c) Bleary resignation d) …
May 29, 2015
Local instrument company fights banjo backlash with cheeky ad
In March of 2014, Vulture.com reporter Anna Silman asked a drunken Winston Marshall if his band, Mumford & Sons, had killed the banjo. “I think 'killed' is an understatement," replied the blotto banjo-man, whose plucky …
May 24, 2015
Chargers camp urges promises "thorough examination" of CSAG report
Statement from Chargers' head of business affairs A. G. Spanos: We are grateful to San Diego's Citizens' Stadium Advisory Group for putting in the extra effort required to get us a report by our arbitrarily …
May 23, 2015
A letter to U-T San Diego readers from outgoing publisher Papa Doug "Who's Your Daddy?" Manchester
Dear Reader(s - I mean, there could be more than one of you, but really, these days, who knows?): I've just finished reading the letter to you people from incoming publisher Austin Beutner, and now …
May 16, 2015
Chargers trade quarterback Philip Rivers' soul to New England Patriots
"Philip Rivers is a very good quarterback," says Chargers head coach Mike McCoy. "On some Sundays, he's almost a great quarterback. But one thing he isn't is a Super Bowl champion quarterback, let alone a …
May 14, 2015
Trendwatch: Water mobs
In a move that has South County authorities baffled and concerned, two Chula Vista water hydrants were broken over the weekend. In both cases, water-loving flash-mobs were reported to have arrived on the scene just …
May 3, 2015
Greywater drain line proposed for Salton Sea restoration
HOPING ALL THAT DETERGENT WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE SMELL, SALTON SEA — More and more, Imperial County farmers let their fields go fallow so they can sell their increasingly valuable water supplies to municipal …
May 1, 2015
SD on the QT dares to ask…
Visit SD on the QT's shop in the Apple App Store and pick up AppQuakeSD for just $1.99! AppQuakeSD is loaded with features, including real-time updates for Earthquake Risk along local fault lines, a customizable …
April 30, 2015
Leaked memo from Chargers insider: "Marcus Mariota is the future of the Chargers Choke."
When the San Diego Chargers started paying attention to Heisman Trophy winner and former Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota, SD on the QT started paying attention to the Chargers. The result is this excerpt from a …
April 26, 2015