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Build a stadium and Chargers will stay? Nope.
When talking about something as extremely complex as drawing the cause and effect correlations between development and returns, anyone can make their case by selectively choosing the numbers that favor their vantage point. I really appreciate the insight of this article and the point made about having a nebulous reference point is great. As a matter of fact I had not seen this mentioned anywhere else before. In terms of calling Petco a flop, I would have to highly disagree. Downtown, Petco, East Village is a gem of public and private cooperation in my opinion. As a 40 year San Diego native, I still remember the blighted "lock your doors kids" neighborhoods pre-horton plaza. I would love to live downtown and visit every chance I get. Although I am not a huge baseball fan, I love going to Petco, they did a top notch job with that. I could probably dig up numbers to show the net advantages of this development, but I think it comes down to the opinions of the taxpayers. As such, I feel this is a huge win and I look forward to the next successful development that city goverment can pull off with similar results.— May 2, 2012 10:26 a.m.