http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000...-santa-ana

Quote:On Thursday, the Bolts submitted grading and landscape plans for approval to the city of Santa Ana. Santa Ana is the most populous city in Orange County and is roughly 40 miles away from Hollywood Park -- the site where the Inglewood stadium will be located in 2019.

The Chargers' full statement is below:

"This week the Chargers submitted grading and landscape plans for approval by the City of Santa Ana. The plans are for a five-acre parcel in Santa Ana that would be the location of the team's interim headquarters and training facilities in the event the team exercises its option to relocate to the Los Angeles area. The Chargers were granted the right to relocate to Los Angeles by vote of the NFL's ownership on January 12, 2016. The franchise is continuing to review all of its options, and no final decision on relocation has been made. It was necessary for the team to submit the grading and landscape plans now because of the long lead time necessary to secure land use approvals and to prepare the natural grass practice fields in time for the team's offseason workout schedule."

Orange County is only one county away from SD County, so there's nothing to see here [remains willfully ignorant].

OC makes sense - if there are Chargers fans north of SD who are hardcore enough to attend practices, they're in Orange County. And yes, it's easier for the handful of SD locals who will continue to follow the team. But really this is just a placeholder like the trademark. They're reserving their rights for what amounts to a very small cost.