For 15 years, the Chargers have stumped for a new home to replace Mission Valley’s Qualcomm Stadium. Their campaign has been the subject of elections, forums, negotiations and nerve-racking uncertainty.
Certainty arrived Thursday at 8 a.m., when team owner Dean Spanos revealed his decision to Chargers employees in person — and the world at large via social media.
“After much deliberation,” Spanos announced, “I have made the decision to relocate the Chargers to Los Angeles, beginning with the 2017 season.”
If Day One of the post-San Diego Chargers era ended the suspense that had tormented the region for years, it did not provide the happy ending so many had desired.