A recent poll for the City of San Diego "showed
widespread disapproval for city participation in building a
new baseball stadium for the Padres," according to Roger
Showley of the SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE. The poll showed
that "only" 35% favored "to some degree" a deal in which the
city would help finance a new ballpark; 21% voiced "strong"
support; while 51% showed "[s]ome degree of disapproval for
the new park" and 14% were undecided. The telephone poll,
conducted by S.F.-based David Binder Research, surveyed 600
voters and has a margin of error of +/- 4.1%. Padres Owner
John Moores: "We have not endorsed any plan for financing,
so it's a little premature for people to form an opinion.
I'm surprised, considering everything, that the figure (of
support) is that high" (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 10/21).
Moores added that the city's controversial new deal with the
Chargers and its 60,000-seat per game guarantee, "loom like
a shadow over the Padres' chances to build a baseball-only
park." Moores: "My biggest concern in this, frankly, is
that even though we're bystanders, we're going to get tarred
with the same brush" (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 10/21).
