San Francisco Gains from 49ers Move to Santa ClaraRandy Shawbyline‚ Nov. 14‚ 2006When incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Dianne Feinstein take time from their post-election planning to urge San Francisco 49ers owner John York to keep the team in San Francisco, then you know that the city’s wealthy elite are in an uproar over the 49ers proposed move. Only a tiny percentage of San Franciscans would ever benefit from the luxury boxes and improved seating at a new 49ers stadium, and the dozen games per year does not provide meaningful jobs for neighborhood residents. Neither San Francisco’s now-abandoned 2016 Olympics bid nor a new 49ers stadium in San Francisco addresses the real needs of city residents, particularly those living in Bayview-Hunters Point. Mayor Newsom has handled the 49ers correctly, and deserves public support for maintaining his position that San Francisco taxpayers should not subsidize either the Lennar Corp or the 49ers billionaire owners. |