Fans boo new parking rules

San Diego Union ^ | May 14, 2006 | Alex Roth

[radar101]

The combined greed of: Alex Spanos, City of San Diego, and Ace Auto Parks(Who contributes to every San Diego election campaign)

[mtbopfuyn]

Well, when someone with an IQ of 50 gets a few million to run around after a ball...

[Jimbaugh]

Spanos is a crook, what do you expect.

[JimRed]

There are some other changes, too. The price of regular parking will increase to $20, from $17.

That part will save lots of time making change and the need to have a ton of singles on hand. The rest sounds like an attempt to control use of multiple spaces by single vehicles, which leaves more room for paying vehicles.

Remember fans, it IS a business!

[Lunatic Fringe]

The poor City of Angels... they aren't even in the running for the Chargers.

[JoeSixPack1]

The fans will realize fairly quickly, Steeg predicted, that the new parking system is actually an improvement.

"We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good."(HRC)

[Capt. Tom]

Chargers fans tailgated outside San Diego Stadium in 1973. Thirty-three years later, the name of the stadium is different, but the tradition of tailgating remains.

Was this stadium known as Balboa stadium? If not, whatever happened to Balboa Stadium? - tom

[Enterprise]

You WILL comply! Resistance is futile.

[Trampled by Lambs]

Balboa Stadium was torn down years ago. It hung around for a decade or two after the "Q" was built but was no longer used for major sporting events.

[Capt. Tom]

Balboa Stadium was torn down years ago. It hung around for a decade or two after the "Q" was built but was no longer used for major sporting events.

Thanks for the info.

I was in San Diego many years ago and I remember Balboa Stadium where the Chargers played. - Tom

[BW2221]

Unfortunately, most professional sports teams have little, if any allegiance to the areas in which they play or the fans. If they can get a better deal or a new stadium with more luxury boxes, they will leave in a heartbeat.

Most people don't realize the degree to which the public subsidizes professional sports teams - not only does the public fund everything from stadiums to practice facilities, but professional sports teams receive major tax breaks, including depreciation of players.

[Fiji Hill]

The poor City of Angels... they aren't even in the running for the Chargers.

And that's just fine with me. Los Angeles has the USC Trojans and the Occidental College Tigers. Who needs the NFL?

[SamKeck]

“I feel they're just milking us,” he said. “And then they're going to leave town. It's as simple as that.”

That pretty well sums it up.

Anybody else besides me notice that the Chargers took the words "San Diego" off all of their logos and collateral merchandise three years ago? I think they're trying to tell their fans something that they don't want to come right out and say aloud.

[wi jd]

Actually it still exists and is the home field of San Diego High School.

[Richard Kimball]

I won't go to a pro sporting event. I'll watch them on TV, if they're free, but the cost is prohibitive. For direct visiting, small town Texas high school football is the best ticket in town:

[relictele]

“We're not trying to make change for change's sake,” said Jim Steeg, the Chargers' executive vice president and chief operating officer. “We're trying to make things better.”

Why do supposedly educated men think that trotting out such a load of old rubbish will fly anywhere?

It's about the money and always was. The sooner these people stop lying to their paying customers the quicker it will be resolved. If the fans leave, we'll know exactly where to place the blame.

[IndyTiger]

Did Qualcomm Stadium used to be known as Jack Murphy Stadium? (selling naming rights to trump sentiment).

[mysterio]

Seems like a lot of colleges and pro teams are trying to kill tailgating. This team is trying to kill it and make a lot of money killing it.

The conspiracy side of me, though, has always felt that sports are just a distraction to keep the masses from watching what the government is doing. You take away pro sports and doritos and see how much politicians get away with.

[Verginius Rufus]

Yes, it used to be called Jack Murphy Stadium.