Guide to San Diego Chargers Stadium Ballot Measures

Measure C ("The Convadium Plan")

Ballot question: Should the measure be adopted to: increase San Diego’s hotel occupancy tax by 6% to build a City-owned downtown professional football stadium and convention center project, and fund tourism marketing; effect the project financing, design, construction, use, management, and maintenance, including a $650,000,000 contribution and 30-year commitment by a professional football entity; end Tourism Marketing District assessments; adopt a development ordinance, and related land use, sign, and zoning laws?

Needs: 2/3 voters in City of San Diego

Details: A 6 percent increase in the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) to fund a new tourism marketing district (1 percent) and a new "Convention Center Expansion and Stadium Fund"(5 percent).

Key points:

City of San Diego would pay $350 million to build stadium & convention center annex
Chargers & NFL to pay $650 million to build stadium
Taxpayer advocates claim there is a revenue shortfall of $406 million with this plan
City has approx $50 million in outstanding debt from 1997 renovation of Qualcomm Stadium

Measure C proponents include San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer (on condition Chargers pay for cost overruns on stadium construction), San Diego Chargers, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce. Opponents include San Diego Tourism Authority.

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Measure D ("The Citizens’ Plan")

Ballot question: Should the measure be adopted to: among other provisions, increase San Diego’s hotel occupancy tax up to 5%; end Tourism Marketing District; allow hoteliers to create assessment districts and use hotel occupancy taxes for downtown convention center and not a stadium; prohibit contiguous expansion of existing convention center; create downtown overlay zone for convention and sports facilities; create environmental processes; and allow Qualcomm stadium property’s sale for educational and park uses

Needs: Authors say a simple majority wins but City Attorney argues two-thirds is needed for passage

Details: A 5 percent increase in the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) with up to 4 percent credit for hotel operators in new tourism-financed improvement districts

Key Points:

TOT hike could generate $17.6 million/year
Would allow vacant Qualcomm Stadium to be sold for education/park use
No land use planning without another vote
No public funds spent on stadium construction
Waterfront expansion of convention center prohibited

Proponents include San Diego Chargers, JMI Reality, League of Women Voters. Opponents include San Diego City Attorney, San Diego Tourism Authority

The Chargers’ special adviser on stadium issues told NBC 7’s Gene Cubbison that the Taxpayers Association findings were a “manufactured financial report which couldn’t pass for a third grade arithmetic homework assignment.”

Local labor unions and the Chargers reached an agreement on a project labor agreement Friday. NBC 7’s Regina Ruiz reports.

There are still many unanswered questions about the proposed stadium plan put forth by the Chargers. The Voice of San Diego’s Scott Lewis has the story.

Scott Lewis of Voice of San Diego explains the major concerns the city has regarding the Chargers’ stadium plan, with an emphasis on parking and signage.

The battle lines are drawn for the ballot-box showdown over a new Chargers stadium in East Village. The $1.8 billion project, dubbed “ConVadium”, figures to need a two-thirds majority to pass. Recent polls are suggesting a less than simple majority showing in November. Dan McLellan, a downtown stadium advocate in support of the Chargers citizens’ initiative, and Tony Manolatos, with...