Statement: “The people who say they are in favor of the status quo — those who say the Chargers should simply stay in Qualcomm Stadium and play out their lease through the year 2020 — are in fact advocating the spending of more than $300 million in taxpayer money between now and then just to keep the aging stadium operating,” San Diego Chargers special counsel Mark Fabiani wrote in a Union-Tribune editorial Dec. 12, 2009.
Analysis: The Chargers estimate it will cost San Diego city taxpayers $340.5 million (per this detailed spreadsheet) if the football team stayed at its current Qualcomm Stadium location through the life of the team’s lease there. The number is an important part of the debate for a new downtown stadium for the team.
Fumbling Stadium Costs
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