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The annual geek gathering and Mayor Jerry Sanders announced today that Comic-Con has extended its stay in San Diego one more year. Comic-Con had been contractually committed to remain at the San Diego Convention Center until 2015, and event organizers had indicated they might leave their long-time home if an expansion of the Convention Center did not occur. While building has not started, the city today committed to a $500 million plan. Comic-Con was started in 1970 as the Golden State Comic Book Convention. The July gathering now attracts more than 130,000 attendees and has proven an important marketing launchpad for studios and broadcasters. Comic-Con 2013 is scheduled to run July 18-21.
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The Mayor should be voted out of office next Tuesday even if he’s not up for re-election. $500 million? They won’t ever make that money back. He should tell the Con to go to Anaheim or downtown L.A. let them have it at Staples Center and see if they like that more.
As Comic Con along brings in $160 million a year for San Diego, a number that continues to rise, I would suggest that the mayor did right in working to keep the convention there.
I’m glad a deal was worked out. Comic-Con brings so much to San Diego. It would be a shame to see it go.
If it wasn’t for Comi-Con, San Diego would fall off into the ocean.
Not to worry, sweetie, we’ll all float to safety on our Qualcomm stock.
Considering the expanded capacity of the CC which will increase the revue the City is already seeing even beyond Comic-Con $500M is cheap! I would expect the ROI would be less than 12 months!
Still that won’t stop low information people from complaining!
Looks like Disney may have delayed their Anaheim plans a bit…