SAN DIEGO DEADLINE TO PASS WITHOUT A DEAL

In July, the city of San Diego gave the Chargers a deadline: Make a deal for a new stadium in the city by Sept. 11 or there won’t be enough time to put the issue on the ballot in mid-January. Friday’s deadline will pass without a deal, meaning the Chargers appear certain to apply to relocate to the Los Angeles market for 2016, barring a surprise development. “Unfortunately, the city of San Diego made the fateful decisions to waste the first five months of 2015 on another task force and then to attempt to comply with California’s environmental laws with an unprecedented, legally flawed process,” said Mark Fabiani, the Chargers’ point man on stadium issues. Fabiani declined to comment when asked if the passing deadline left the team no choice but to apply to relocate after this season. Said Marc Ganis, a sports consultant who works with NFL owners: “A lot could happen within the NFL that could adjust that one way or the other, but as things stand right now, that’s a very reasonable expectation.”