NCTimes: Oceanside city attorney denies challenge to Chargers

North County Times:  City Attorney John Mullen on Tuesday denied a citizens group’s challenge to the San Diego Chargers’ “credibility,” saying that a reference to “noise data calculations” made by the National Football League team’s lead negotiator, Mark Fabiani, during a TV interview last month referred only to a general primer prepared for the city of Chula Vista.

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Monday News Fix 07.02

• Chad Conine of the WacoTrib writes a story about LT and the scholarship program he has in his hometown.
• The NorthCountyTimes: Stadium doesn’t guarantee economic gain.
• LT wants to do his talking on the field next season.
• LB Marques Harris did a Q&A w/ NFLPlayers.com

Sunday News Fix 07.01

• The SportsXchange offers their Chargers Report: Notes & Quotes from June 29th.
• Michael Lombardo of SDBoltReport.com discusses the chances each of the Charger draft picks have of making the roster.
• The San Diego Union Tribune has an update on the stadium issue in which they report the cost for a stadium has double since 2002.

Canepa: Chargers’ stadium forecast still cloudy

In Nick Canepa’s column in the San Diego Union Tribune, he shares his thoughts on the stadium issue along with some quote from Chargers stadium point-man Mark Fabiani:

 “When we started five years ago, estimated cost for a new stadium was $400 million. Phoenix University Stadium in Glendale (Ariz.) was built for $450 million. But the new Jets-Giants stadium is estimated at $1.3 billion. Dallas’ will be over a billion. The 49ers’ will be in the high hundreds of millions. Our projected cost has doubled, at least. But we’re still trying to do it through private funding. Now we have to find an underutilized piece of land, a government partner and a development partner.”

Fabiani: Chargers in a Nutshell

Mark Fabiani: When all is said and done, and no matter what you think of the Chargers‘ proposed stadium financing concept, no one can argue with this basic statement: The Chargers are still trying to accomplish something that has never been done before — the private financing of an NFL stadium.

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Chargers aim to choose stadium site by year’s end

Mike Kellogg, NCTimes.com: The San Diego Chargers expect to have the results of a study examining the market for high-end office space in Oceanside by late August, and want to choose the site for a new stadium by the end of the year, a representative of the team said Thursday.

Speaking at a meeting of the San Diego North Economic Development Council, Chargers lead negotiator Mark Fabiani said the goal is have a proposal ready for voters in November 2008.The Chargers hired Irvine-based GCI Advisors at the end of May to explore the idea of building a complex of high-end offices in Oceanside in conjunction with a stadium. The project would consume a 73-acre city-owned site near Oceanside Boulevard and Interstate 5 that is now a municipal golf course.

The team is also considering two sites in Chula Vista.

If the Chargers choose Oceanside, the office space would help solve the question of how to park 60,000 Charger fans on game day and provide parking for workers during the week.

The offices would also provide jobs for area residents.

David Nydegger, chief executive officer of the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce, told the gathering Thursday that Oceanside how has 0.8 jobs per household, showing there is a clear need for more jobs in the city.

If the study finds sufficient demand for the upscale offices —- known in the industry as “Class A” office space —- the Chargers would use it to sell developers on the concept, Fabiani said.

Oceanside now has about 765,000 square feet of office space, which is about 4.35 square feet for every resident. In comparison, Carlsbad has 37 square feet per resident, San Marcos has 10 square feet and Vista and Escondido each have 6 square feet, according to statistics from the San Diego Association of Governments.

Fabiani said that if the Oceanside project is built, it could add up to 2 million square feet of office space in the city.