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San Diego Chargers Stadium: A Hail Mary for Mission Valley?

Last night, members of the San Diego City Council were prepared to make an initial offer to keep the Chargers in San Diego.

The key feature of the offer is a lease of the 166-acre Qualcomm site to the Chargers at $1 per year for 99 years, with the Chargers controlling development rights.

The letter was signed by Councilpersons Scott Sherman, Chris Cate, Lorie Zapf, and Myrtle Cole. The letter can be read here.

According to this article by Bernie Wilson of the Associated Press, Sherman had this to say:

"At the end of the day, 166 acres in the geographic center of the eighth-largest city in the country is the perfect spot to develop.