SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Backers of a proposed multi-faceted ballot measure that would direct the future of the tourism industry in San Diego plan to turn in more than 90,000 signatures to the county Registrar of Voters Office Wednesday.
If passed, the Citizens Plan for San Diego would raise hotel room taxes by 5 percent to 15.5 percent, prohibit a waterfront expansion of the San Diego Convention Center and encourage an expansion of San Diego State University and UC San Diego onto the Qualcomm Stadium site.
The initiative also would require voter approval of any public funds that would be spent on building a downtown stadium for the Chargers, and support the creation of parkland along the San Diego River.