Charging North...

The idea of building a new stadium for the San Diego Chargers just off Interstate 5 in Oceanside has raised concerns about worsening an already tough drive. But to the Chargers, moving north would have at least one advantage for non-San Diego fans, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune:

This week, the Chargers released a statistical breakdown of its season ticket holders, showing those who listed addresses in the city of San Diego and South County bought 23,810 of the 62,226 seats sold per game last year. The city with the largest number of season ticket holders was San Diego, with 18,562 seats. Cities and communities in North County accounted for 8,498 seats. Outside the county, 3,693 seats were purchased by fans in Los Angeles County, 4,283 by fans in Orange County, 4,223 by fans in Riverside County and 1,532 by fans in San Bernardino County.

Opinion about an Oceanside stadium at a recent public meeting was mixed. One critic summed up the concerns of many:

"You are bound to pave every bit of land in Oceanside," Laila Charlson said. "You can't fix traffic now, and with a stadium here will have the worst traffic jam ever."

Drivers know the L.A.-to-San Diego drive can take hours. But on the website Bad Subjects, one man describes the hell that is a regular commute between the cities.

Comments

[Mark Jolles]

Great, the Del Mar Racetrack doesn't screw things up enough. I say build it. San Diego deserves the hell. Maybe this will force the new freeway that was cancelled through that ritzy neighborhood to the east I-5 where Joan Kroc lived. Was it Fairbanks Ranch or Rancho Santa Fe or some sprawl development name like that?

Can anyone help me on this one?