San Diego Mayor Opposes Proposed NFL Stadium In City Of Industry

San Diego Mayor Feels Any Exemptions For Industry Stadium Should Extend To Other Cities

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders yesterday "decried state legislation that would ease environmental regulations to speed the construction of a new football stadium" in City of Industry, California, according to the SAN DIEGO NEWS NETWORK. San Diego lawmakers "argue the bill would make it easier to lure the Chargers to the new stadium." If approved, the legislation "would partly waive California's environmental regulations so that" Majestic Realty Chair & CEO Ed Roski "could speed the construction of the 75,000-seat stadium in the City of Industry." Sanders in a statement said, "If the City of Industry is provided any exemptions or benefits for the development of a new stadium, these same types of exemptions and benefits must also be offered to every city in the state" (SDNN.com, 9/14).

HEADING NORTH ON I-5? Oceanside City Councilmember Rocky Chavez in an op/ed wrote, "I can envision the positive impact on Oceanside that could come from finding a way to offer the Chargers franchise a new home here." But to "do it right, we would need to utilize public transportation," and "we would need to limit the parking for a stadium so that people would be drawn to use our trains and buses." Chavez: "We would want to build an environmentally friendly stadium, one that has the majority of its bulk in the ground to reduce the impact on the skyline but also to reduce the energy required to heat and cool it. ... Let's have a thoughtful discussion about the options and the opportunities" (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 9/13).