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MAYOR BACKS STADIUM MEASURE
Faulconer’s endorsement of Chargers’ ballot initiative Measure C follows negotiation of financial safeguards, other concessions from team BY DAVID GARRICK
Mayor Kevin Faulconer is endorsing the Chargers stadium ballot measure after reaching agreement with the team on a series of new financial safeguards and other concessions. Support from Faulconer, who was easily re-elected in June and has strong ties to the local business community and other powerful interests, could boost the measure’s chances of success on Nov. 8.
And if the measure fails, the working relationship forged between Faulconer and team officials during months of negotiations on the concessions could help the city and the Chargers quickly begin work on finding another stadium solution. “This is about working toward common goals that will get solutions for the public good,” said Faulconer, whose relationship has been strained with the Chargers since they tried to move to Los An-
geles last year and abruptly ended stadium negotiations with him. “We put aside differences to find common ground.” The Chargers have agreed to eight concessions that Faulconer said significantly strengthen the team’s initiative, which will appear on the ballot as Measure C. The measure would raise San Diego’s hotel taxes from 12.5 percent to 16.5 percent to help pay for a combined downtown stadium and convention center annex next to
Petco Park. The concessions include the team agreeing to cover any escalation in construction or land costs beyond current estimates, guaranteeing that city general fund money will never be used for the project and promising that money for tourism marketing will stay at its current level. The team also agrees to: • Give the city all revenue from non-NFL events at the new stadium.
• Commit to staying in San Diego until the initial debt on the project is fully paid off. • Reimburse the city for all preliminary costs if the team leaves San Diego before construction begins. • Replace parking the Padres would lose in Tailgate Park, which is part of the site where the project would be built. • Address quality-of-life concerns raised by downtown groups SEE STADIUM • A8
TRUMP’S ALLIES DEFEND HIM ON TAXES Giuliani says billionaire’s handling of $916M loss shows he’s a ‘genius’ BY MAGGIE HABERMAN & NICHOLAS FANDOS
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Joyce Harper sings “Amazing Grace” with the congregation at Meridian Baptist Church in El Cajon on Sunday. Churches throughout East County discussed issues relating to the fatal police shooting of Alfred Olango in El Cajon.
PASTORS URGE UNITY IN EL CAJON East County religious leaders read joint declaration to congregations on police killing of Alfred Olango BY LYNDSAY WINKLEY
Pastors across East County read a statement to their congregations over the weekend calling for unity and transformation after the fatal police shooting of Alfred Olango less than a week ago. The Rev. Rolland Slade, lead pastor of Meridian Baptist Church in El Cajon, said 25 pastors who are part of the East County Pastors Prayer Network agreed to read the declaration during their weekend services.
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The statement acknowledged the tragic killing of Olango, a 38year-old Ugandan refugee, had left the community shaken, and it stressed the importance of truth and transparency in the aftermath of his death. But even as community members grapple with their grief, they must come together, Slade said, if they have any hope of creating lasting change. “We’ve lost the art of listening,” he said. “We’ve lost the art of listening to one another, and be-
cause of that we’re fearful of one another in certain situations and circumstances. We need to listen again.” Olango’s sister called police Tuesday about Olango, who was distressed over the the death of his best friend. He didn’t immediately comply with officers who arrived, and after pulling an object from his pocket and aiming it at them, he was fatally shot by Officer Richard Gonsalves. Officers thought the object was a gun. It was actually a vaping
device. Video of the incident was released by the District Attorney’s Office Friday. The death sparked days of mostly peaceful protests around the county. On Saturday, the fifth day of demonstrations, 17 people were arrested, most of whom refused to vacate the area after officers declared an unlawful assembly. El Cajon police Lt. Rob Ransweiler said officers shut the protest of about 300 people down afSEE PASTORS • A9
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Donald Trump and his allies worked Sunday to move beyond the revelation that he might have been able to legally avoid nearly two decades of federal income taxation, which has put new pressure on the candidate just as he tries to recover from a lackluster debate performance. Trump’s campaign lurched between refusing to acknowledge that the 1995 tax records, portions of which were published on Saturday night by The New York Times, were bona fide, to insisting that his not having paid taxes was evidence of his unrivaled business prowess. The Times report, published late Saturday and based on documents obtained by the newspaper, showed that Trump, the Republican nominee, declared a $916 million loss on his 1995 income tax returns, which could have allowed him to legally avoid paying any federal income taxes for up to 18 years. At a rally in Lancaster County, Pa., that began shortly before the article was published, Trump seemed jarred by the pending revelation, shifting from topic to topic; mocking his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, for having had pneumonia; and insinuating that she might have cheated on her husband. SEE CAMPAIGN • A4
MARINES WEIGH RETIREMENT OF ‘THE FEW, THE PROUD’ SLOGAN
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BY JEANETTE STEELE
BY BRADLEY J. FIKES Alzheimer’s disease was once unique among illnesses in that a definitive diagnosis could be made only after death. Symptoms of the devastating assault on the brain could be seen from the outside, but those external signs also could be associated with other types of dementia. Opening up the skull reveals the telltale signs: A shriveled brain with expanded, fluid-filled spaces called ventricles. On a microscopic scale, the wreckage can be observed postmortem with even more specificity. In the past decade, diagnosis of Alzheimer’s while a patient is still living has cleared up considerably. Doctors can safely detect amyloid and tau deposits, telltale signs of the disease, in the living brain. When combined with cognitive tests, confirmation of the affliction SEE DIAGNOSIS • A6
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D 1 • Wide receiver Travis Benjamin fumbles in the fourth quarter while being defended by Saints cornerback
Sterling Moore in Sunday’s game in Qualcomm Stadium. With the loss, the Chargers fell to 1-3 on the season.
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NIGHT+DAY: Fans come first for country duo Florida Georgia Line.
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The Marine Corps may replace its iconic slogan “The Few. The Proud. The Marines.” The service is putting together a new advertising campaign that could include a tagline to succeed the current one, which has been used on and off since 1976. Here’s the apparent problem with the longtime slogan: It doesn’t explain what the Marines actually do, which is fight. “(We) examined the existing tagline and felt that it did an excellent job describing who we are, but it didn’t go further and state what it is that we do,” said Lt. Col. John Caldwell, spokesman for the Marine Corps Recruiting Command. “As we look at the new materials that we have designed and are getting ready to produce, it’s not necessarily the best way to end those SEE MARINES • A9
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WEEKEND: Review of new film “The Birth of a Nation.”
ARTS: Previewing San Diego Symphony’s new season.
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