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In the Aug. 29, Newsweek online edition, Jamie Reno, local correpondent for the national weekly, laments, "It's fourth and long for the Chargers' future in the San Diego area. If Chula Vista doesn't come through, this team will probably punt." Likely destination: Los Angeles, where Ed Roski, friend of the Spanos family, wants to build a new stadium. "The real problem is a woeful lack of leadership by San Diego city officials, who are apparently afraid to touch the stadium issue because of the perceived mega costs in these down economic times," writes Reno, who thinks the solution is the Mission Valley site where the Q now sits. I called Reno to ask him if he thinks condos or apartments could go up there. He realizes that with condos empty all around the county, that won't happen, but he believes that office and retail buildings could be constructed there. Personally, Reno -- an unabashed fan of both the Padres and Chargers -- does not want to see public money used to save the Chargers. Reno sums up: "It's probably going to take a Super Bowl appearance, perhaps even a Super Bowl victory, to convince San Diego's mayor and city council that this team is worth keeping."
In the Aug. 29, Newsweek online edition, Jamie Reno, local correpondent for the national weekly, laments, "It's fourth and long for the Chargers' future in the San Diego area. If Chula Vista doesn't come through, this team will probably punt." Likely destination: Los Angeles, where Ed Roski, friend of the Spanos family, wants to build a new stadium. "The real problem is a woeful lack of leadership by San Diego city officials, who are apparently afraid to touch the stadium issue because of the perceived mega costs in these down economic times," writes Reno, who thinks the solution is the Mission Valley site where the Q now sits. I called Reno to ask him if he thinks condos or apartments could go up there. He realizes that with condos empty all around the county, that won't happen, but he believes that office and retail buildings could be constructed there. Personally, Reno -- an unabashed fan of both the Padres and Chargers -- does not want to see public money used to save the Chargers. Reno sums up: "It's probably going to take a Super Bowl appearance, perhaps even a Super Bowl victory, to convince San Diego's mayor and city council that this team is worth keeping."