"For those local Chargers fans upset with the club's retention of head coach Norv Turner and General Manager A.J. Smith, look at it this way: At least you won't have to dislike them from a distance, but can loathe them face-to-face for at least another year. The football team seeking a new stadium is staying put in 2012.

The Chargers' Qualcomm Stadium lease with the City expires in 2020, but each year, from Feb. 1 through April 30, the franchise can trigger an out clause and negotiate with other cities or move as it sees fit. This morning, in conjunction with Mayor Jerry Sanders' office, the Chargers will formally announce they have no intention to exercise that option and will play its 2012 games in Qualcomm. "