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Charged issue: Money for nothing?

By Darren Rovell
ESPN.com

Wednesday, August 30, 2000

No dude in San Diego is giving up on the Chargers' chances to turn it around this year and have a gnarly season. That's because the more the team loses, the more of his tax dollars the city pays the team. In May 1995, the San Diego city council signed a 10-year deal that would soon become one of the most controversial issues in the city for years to come. The agreement stipulated, among other things, the city's $60 million contribution to the renovation of Jack Murphy Stadium, which later would ...

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