The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The Chargers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team plays its home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood,California,which it shares with the Los Angeles Rams.
Roger Allan Hedgecock is an American politician and conservative talk radio host,who served as 30th mayor of San Diego between May 1983 and December 1985. His show is syndicated by Radio America.
The 1996 Republican National Convention convened at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego,California,from August 12 to August 15,1996. The convention nominated Senator Bob Dole from Kansas,for president and former representative and secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jack Kemp,from suburban Buffalo,New York,for vice president.
The San Diego Union-Tribune is a metropolitan daily newspaper published in San Diego,California,that has run since 1868. Its name derives from a 1992 merger between the two major daily newspapers at the time,The San Diego Union and the San Diego Evening Tribune. The name changed to U-T San Diego in 2012 but was changed again to The San Diego Union-Tribune in 2015.
Alexander Gus Spanos was an American billionaire real estate developer,founder of the A. G. Spanos Companies,and the majority owner of the San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL).
Maureen Frances O'Connor is an American politician who served as the 31st mayor of San Diego from 1986 to 1992. A member of the Democratic Party,she was the youngest person ever to be elected to the San Diego City Council and the first woman to serve as mayor of San Diego.
Lynn Alice Schenk is an American politician and lawyer from California. A Democrat,she served one term in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995.
Jules Michael Aguirre,more commonly known as Michael Jules Aguirre,is a politician who was the San Diego City Attorney from 2004 to 2008.
There were several proposals to build a new stadium for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL),replacing San Diego Stadium as the franchise's home venue.
Kevin Lee Faulconer is an American politician who served as the 36th mayor of San Diego,from 2014 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party,Faulconer served as the member of the San Diego City Council for the 2nd district from 2006 to 2014.
Dean Alexander Spanos is an American businessman who is the owner and chairman of the San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He is the son of Alex Spanos,who purchased majority interest in the team in 1984. Spanos took over daily operations from his father in 1994,becoming president and CEO,until he passed operations to his own sons in 2015. He took over full ownership after his father's death in 2018.
Douglas Frederick Manchester is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the former chairman of Manchester Financial Group,past chairman and publisher of The San Diego Union-Tribune,and an unsuccessful nominee to become United States Ambassador to the Bahamas. Manchester,who prefers to be called "Papa Doug",has built some of the tallest hotels and office buildings in San Diego,including Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina and Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego,and is credited as a driving force behind the development of the San Diego Convention Center. Manchester also built the triple 5-star Grand Del Mar Resort &Spa,which was sold to Fairmont Hotels &Resorts in 2015,and he maintains a minority ownership. Manchester also built the Torrey Executive Centre,Manchester Financial Building,Whitetail Lodge and Golf Club,Fairmont Austin and is currently building the Manchester Pacific Gateway.
The 2000 San Diego mayoral election was held on Tuesday,November 7,2000,to elect the mayor of San Diego. Incumbent mayor Susan Golding was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits.
Chris Cate is an American elected official in San Diego,California. He served as a member of the San Diego City Council representing City Council District 6 from 2014 to 2022. He is a Republican;although city council positions are officially nonpartisan per California state law.
The 1996 San Diego mayoral election was held on Tuesday,March 26,1996,to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Susan Golding stood for reelection.
The 1992 San Diego mayoral election was held on November 3,1992,to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Maureen O'Connor chose not to run for reelection.
Mara Woodworth Elliott is an American lawyer and politician who served as the San Diego City Attorney from 2016 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party,she was the first woman and the first Latina to hold the position.
The 2020 San Diego mayoral election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the mayor of San Diego. Incumbent Kevin Faulconer was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits.
Terra Eve Lawson-Remer is an American educator and politician serving as vice chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors;she has held the position since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she has represented District 3 since 2021.
Richard T. Silberman is an American businessman and political figure. He was a major investor in the Jack in the Box fast food chain and helped fund its expansion. He then served as an aide and campaign fundraiser for California governor Jerry Brown. In 1990 he pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder purported drug profits.
