SAN DIEGO (AP) — In a last-ditch effort to end their long, bitter push for a new stadium, the San Diego Chargers have joined a diverse group that includes some polarizing figures and civic lightning rods who have been involved in various issues in a city known for political dysfunction and an inability to get big projects done.
The Chargers are collaborating on a citizens' initiative started by Donna Frye, a former city councilwoman who champions open government, and attorney Cory Briggs, who has excelled at beating City Hill. The two, who want the public to have a say in how tax dollars are spent, oppose an expansion of the bayfront convention center and are championing a joint-use stadium and convention center expansion a few blocks inland, near Petco Park, the home of baseball's Padres.