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Ixnay on Plan B, says SDG&E
Based on my previous comment, I would say the chances of HSR coming to San Diego are EXTREMELY low.— September 26, 2014 3:25 p.m.
Ixnay on Plan B, says SDG&E
That substation will have been relocated again before any high-speed rail gets to San Diego.— September 25, 2014 3:29 p.m.
San Diego stadium, convention center lies you will hear
The Chargers actually do have a place to go. San Antonio. It is not as far-fetched as it seems. They could move to the AlamoDome right now, which would serve as a fine temporary home until a new stadium could be built. And Fabiani is now part of the legal team defending Gov Rick Perry in Texas, even though Fabiani has said the two things have nothing in common, and there are absolutely no talks taking place with officials in San Antonio (also, in spite of the fact that Dean Spanos and Rick Perry are apparently buddies. I don't really believe anything that Fabiani says, so I think that San Antonio could be the Chargers only other option at the moment).— September 24, 2014 11:23 p.m.
San Diego stadium, convention center lies you will hear
Don: I think the operative word in your response is "maintained". The Cubs will also be spending (at least they were planning to spend) hundreds of millions of dollars to fix up Wrigley Field, and the Red Sox in Boston have already spent many millions to fix up Fenway Park the best they can within the small footprint of the park. I agree that Qualcomm can be repaired, but it's going to cost quite a bit, and I doubt the Chargers will want to put any money into refurbishing it. I don't know what "the deal" is that the Chargers have with the city, but I wish the Chargers would just say, "let us take this stadium off of your hands. Just give it to us, and we'll fix it." That, of course, will never happen, as the Chargers would never get the money back that they would have to put into the stadium, in spite of how profitable to the city a new stadium could be (allegedly).— September 24, 2014 11:15 p.m.
San Diego stadium, convention center lies you will hear
Don: I have Aztecs football season tickets. I don't know where your sources hang out, but believe me, it is falling apart. That said, I am not for the local taxpayers paying for a new football palace for the Chargers and the NFL. Even fixing Qualcomm just to catch up with the deferred maintenance is prohibitively expensive. I do look forward to the proposal that will (probably) go on the ballot in 2016. When it becomes public, I would hope you will go through it point by point in an article in The Reader and make comparisons of the "benefits" of a new stadium versus the realities of spending at least $1 billion on a new stadium--or more for a stadium/convention center combo.— September 24, 2014 2:23 p.m.
San Diego stadium, convention center lies you will hear
Don: As much as I agree with you, the city has a problem with the current stadium--it is falling apart. Even if the Chargers were to leave San Diego, Qualcomm Stadium is still falling apart. Qualcomm has been treated the same as most other infrastructure in the city--fix it when it breaks. Unfortunately, fixing Qualcomm Stadium is going to cost untold millions, which the city has chosen not to spend You have previously mentioned the $40 million or so in deferred maintenance on the convention center, and conservative estimates on Qualcomm Stadium are twice that. If the city were to build a new stadium, the deferring of maintenance would start anew with a new facility. The city has boxed themselves into a multi-billion dollar corner, with the pension deficit, retiree healthcare deficit, and infrastructure deficit. How does this city get out from under all of this?— September 24, 2014 12:01 p.m.
Burnham confirms U-T takeover bid
Would there be any change in the slant of the Manchester U-T? Malin Burnham--the man who uttered a quote in October of '09 stating that less than 1% of Americans understand the complexities of large-scale developments well enough to make decisions on them. You mean like a new stadium, or expanded convention center, or a combination of the two? Or a new city hall (which I believe is why Burnham uttered this statement)? Screw you, Malin. Buy the paper, move the operation somewhere else, and give Dougie what he really wants--the property where the U-T building now sits.— September 20, 2014 2:40 p.m.
Chief of staff at CPUC resigns
Don: Does that mean we should look for changes on the convention center board? As in replacing members with others who would be more receptive to this insanity?— September 19, 2014 11 a.m.
Chief of staff at CPUC resigns
Don: I don't think (in spite of the people that are pushing this) that the combo idea will ever get off of the ground.— September 16, 2014 11:38 p.m.
Chief of staff at CPUC resigns
Don: Would not be surprised that sometime this season (probably quite soon), the NFL announces that the blackout rule will be discontinued. Perhaps a little good news will help the public forget about all of the troubles The League and their players are currently going through.— September 16, 2014 12:43 p.m.