The San Diego City Council yesterday voted 8-1 to eliminate $5M for a "special election this November on SoccerCity and the San Diego Convention Center expansion," but Mayor Kevin Faulconer  "immediately vowed to veto the council’s action." SoccerCity project manager  Nick Stone said that "despite the vote he was 'incredibly hopeful' of getting a special election." Most testimony during the five-hour debate concerned the $4B plan to redevelop the Qualcomm Stadium site with a "soccer-oriented focus" and the $780M proposed convention center expansion ( SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 6/6 ).

Meanwhile, the UNION-TRIBUNE goes with the header, " San Diego Stadium Politics – Once A Snap, Now A Puzzle ."

David Beckham looks to be "on the verge of acquiring enough Miami real estate" to build an MLS stadium. Miami-Dade County commissioners today are being "asked to ratify a recommendation by the mayor to sell" the group three acres of land to complete a "nine-acre stadium site near the Miami River in Overtown." Beckham still "needs zoning approval from Miami to build the 25,000-seat, privately funded venue." But winning county permission for the $9M land transaction would move Beckham "closer than ever to succeeding in a stadium quest that officially began" in '13 ( MIAMI HERALD, 6/6 ).

Former MLBer David Ortiz last night said that he and the Red Sox are "in discussions" regarding a "future role with the team." Ortiz, appearing at a charity event in Manhattan, said, "We've been talking, but right now nothing. We're going back and forth. At some point it's going to happen." When "asked whether his potential role would be in the front office or the dugout, Ortiz did not reveal details" ( MLB.com, 6/6 ). Ortiz also was asked whether he regrets retiring from the field, to which he replied, "Not at all, man. I'm happy" ( BOSTON GLOBE, 6/6 ).

The event raised funds for CC Sabathia and his wife,  Amber 's, PitCCh Foundation. It featured a "friendly bowling competition" pitting current and former Yankees against their Red Sox counterparts ( MLB.com, 6/6 ).