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In Assessing Chargers Options, Do Cost Comparisons
As Don commented before, the other substantial part is the naming rights revenue. So, let's say a good negotiator for the City can strike a deal for $200 Mil. for extending Qualcomm's rights for an additional 20 years plus the right of first refusal (I actually think the City should get $500 Mil. for that , but hey, let's not be greedy like someone we all know). ================= The City of San Diego should have received ALL of the $154 MILLION naming rights of Petco Park, they did not receive a sinbgle penny. Even split 50% would have been $77 million, but the money all went to John Moores, a billionaire. That kind of fraud cannot happen without payoffs, without quid pro quo bribes. That kind of fraud happens for a reason, just like the so called "ticket guarantee" the Chargeres received. I mean, who in the business world would agree to such ridiculous one-sided nonsense?? NO ONE WOULD, the fix was in. The fix will be in on any naming rights for Jack Murphy too. Mark my words. BTW-the $18 million Qualcomm deal was a very good deal for the City when it happened, it was a market rate rent, but it was ALL paid UPFRONT-$18 million cold hard cash upfront, instead of $900K over 20 years. The present value of money therefore made that deal well above market for the time. Of course back in the mid 1990's these naming right deals were peanuts compared to what they are today.— May 24, 2011 7:13 p.m.
Society Writer Burl Stiff Dead at 83
I lived in fear of ending up in one of his columns, but accidently got caught by his photographer once, entirely because I stood too close to my blindingly photogenic wife. ================== Pic Please :)— May 24, 2011 7:04 p.m.
In Assessing Chargers Options, Do Cost Comparisons
The rights to that market belong to the NFL and entering it has a substantial fee attached subject to the approval of 32 owners. When Al Davis initially tried to move Oakland to LA the NFL voted him down 22-0. He had to sue to enter the LA and he had to pay a fee =============== The NFL/Raiders/Davis lawsuit had nothing to do with a fee, it had to do with the NFL Rule/Requirement thta NAY move required a 3/4 % approval from the other NFL owners-Davis sued on Anti-Trust grounds and won, not over any fee. If the NFL rule had been a SIMPLE MAJORITY vote to approve or deny a move, then the Rule would have been constitutional, but the arbitrary 75% approval was held to be unconstitutional. And last, Davis cannot claim to hold two geographical areas as "his", Oakland and Los Angeles. He is in Oakland, he went there of his own free will, he has no standing to sue anyone for moving into the LA market. I do not recall a "fee" being involved for the Oak->>LA move, are you sure about that?— May 24, 2011 7:02 p.m.
Puppy Electronics
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, even my grandmother, who wasn't a dog lover, had to admit that Bliss did more for me than my family ever did. ============================ For a LONG LONG time the only family I had were my two dogs, and they were there for me, through it all, thick and thin, they pulled me out of and through the lowest points of my life. My so called "best friends" turned out to be nothing more than fair weather friends, who were never around when you needed them the most. Without my dogs I may not have made it. That is the honest truth.— May 24, 2011 6:43 p.m.
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puppy— May 24, 2011 6:39 p.m.
Puppy Electronics
Bliss sounds like a wonderful dog, glad you gave her a warm bed, regular meals and lots of love, that is all they want....— May 23, 2011 6:39 p.m.
Puppy Electronics
That's my cousin....— May 23, 2011 6:38 p.m.
How Michael T. Pines Defies the Law
Please pardon me if I missed something, but it seems that half the story is missing--what about the charges he is making? Which are and are not valid? ======== We know from the "60 Mnutes" expose 3 weeks ago that there was HUGE fraud going on n the foreclosure run buy ALL major banks.— May 23, 2011 1:12 p.m.
In Assessing Chargers Options, Do Cost Comparisons
No, I bet it was a cash pay off.....with $20's, unmarked and non-sequential.— May 22, 2011 9:54 p.m.
The Terminator's Lawyer Tried to Intimidate the Reader, Too
I didn't know about Bobby Shriver being mayor of Santa Monica =========== me neither-I knew he was a councilman some time ago, but not that he had become Mayor.— May 22, 2011 9:48 p.m.