SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A group of civic leaders opposed to the Chargers proposal to build a downtown stadium and convention center annex announced Thursday that they're lobbying the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce to reject the team's plans.
Councilman Chris Cate, former San Diego County Taxpayers Association Executive Director Lani Lutar, architect Rob Quigley and Republican campaign finance expert April Boling argued that the hotel room tax increase in the Chargers plan would be one of the largest tax hikes in the city's history.
Calling themselves the No Downtown Stadium-Jobs and Streets First! committee, they also contend the plan would result in the loss of Comic-Con International, the massive San Diego-based celebration of the popular arts that's been lured by other cities for years, and is a lower priority than infrastructure.