Speculation is rife the San Diego Comic-Con may be on the move following a decision not to pursue the expansion of the city’s convention centre.

THR reports the city council decided not to appeal a court ruling that essentially means the planned expansion, due to begin in “late 2014″ and widely regarded to have been an incentive for Comic-Con organisers to stick around in San Diego, is now much less likely to happen.

The original court ruling passed earlier this month and nixed the idea of putting a proposed levy on hotels in the area in order to fund the projected $520 million cost of the expansion. Though the council is adamant about finding an alternative way to fund the development, the hold-up is already causing some to speculate SDCC may jump ship in favour of Los Angeles or Anaheim. According to Comic-Con International’s David Glanzer, however, nothing’s certain at the moment.

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