It’s crunch time for Landon Donovan.



Seated in the middle of a modest office that is filled with busy volunteers, one of the all-time greats in American soccer is working on the final touches of his latest goal: Bringing an MLS franchise to San Diego.



“In all candor, two months ago, I would say I was a little pessimistic that we were going to prevail,” said the 36-year-old while filling out a never-ending stack of postcards. “Now I would say I am increasingly more optimistic every day.”On November 6th, San Diego residents will vote on Measure E, a proposal which would grant Donovan and his SoccerCity investment group the right to develop on a tract land which once housed the San Diego Chargers. If the privately funded plan is approved by voters, and if it defeats a competing measure for San Diego State University to get the same property, recent reports and whispers around town indicate that Donovan’s proposal would become the...