Mayor wants to cut these 2 teams in the running for San Diego’s sports arena site

Council members asked to end negotiations with Neighborhood Next and Discover Midway so the city can press forward with picking a winner to redevelop 48-acre site in the Midway District.

THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE

By Jennifer Van Grove

April 12, 2022 9:47 AM PT

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria is ready to cease talks with two of the five teams competing to lease and remake the city’s 48-acre sports arena site in the Midway District.

The city’s real estate department said Tuesday that it wants to end negotiations with Neighborhood Next and Discover Midway in favor of advancing discussions with Midway Rising, HomeTownSD and Midway Village+. The staff recommendation, included in a report prepared ahead of the City Council’s Land Use and Housing Committee meeting on April 21, is based on how teams plan to incorporate affordable housing on the site and the viability of their arena proposals.