A Landon Donovan-led group trying to bring a team to San Diego saw its stadium initiative defeated, likely killing the city's MLS hopes
San Diego's chances of landing a Major League Soccer expansion team suffered a potential death blow on Tuesday after a stadium measure was defeated in a public vote.
Measure E, the so-called SoccerCity initiative, was soundly beaten by a competing stadium project led by San Diego State University, which is pushing for a campus expansion and football stadium for the school. While votes were still being counted on Wednesday morning, the San Diego State project secured more than 50 percent of yes votes needed to secure approval, while the Soccer City initiative fell well short, with yes votes falling under 30 percent.