Chargers Announce Plan to Focus on Constructing New Downtown San Diego Stadium

February 24, 2016   ·   Tyler Conway   ·   Jump to comments

The Chargers laid out their plan for staying in San Diego on Tuesday, releasing a statement saying they will seek voter approval via a citizens' initiative in November for a downtown stadium.
"We believe that a downtown multiuse facility will attract broad support from throughout our entire community," the statement read. "And we hope that, as our downtown proposal is developed and as the campaign for passage begins, those who have supported the Mission Valley site will keep an open mind and consider supporting what we believe is the best way to secure a permanent home for the Chargers in San Diego."
In theory, a push for the citizens' initiative will help the Chargers bypass many bureaucratic processes that typically go into approving a stadium. As noted by David Garrick of the San Diego Union-Tribune, a citizens' initiative was the way plans for sites in Carson and Inglewood were approved, with the latter city being the future host of the Los Angeles Rams.
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