By Paul Garver
October 20, 2010 (San Diego) -- Last week, Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher cut a deal for his crucial yes vote on the long delayed budget. What did he demand for voting yes?
Elimination of the $386 million cap on San Diego’s downtown redevelopment. Fletcher claims the resulting building boom, funded by taxpayer dollars, will do wonders for our economy. Then why did he have to do it in secret, in the dead of night? Fletcher says because L.A. lawmakers would scuttle it. Why? They knew the real reason behind lifting the cap—so the Chargers can use taxpayer dollars to build a downtown stadium. You see, L.A. wants an NFL football team and if we build the Chargers a stadium, the Chargers will supposedly stay here.
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