By
Scary Barry Rodriguez
May 21, 2013
As a native born San Franciscan and life long fan of the San Francisco
49ers it was bittersweet for me to watch members of the San Francisco
Bid Committee wildly celebrating the award of the 2016 Superbowl to
Santa Clara on the afternoon news. Yea , I know that the NFL is calling
it the San Francisco Bay Area , but it really has nothing to do with the
" City by the Bay "
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| Mayor Ed Lee |
Its a loss for San Francisco fans and business and a win for Santa
Clara. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee was MIA in the after party shown on
television ! He should be ! First San Francisco lost the 49ers to Santa
Clara now the final indignity of losing all the Superbowl L business to
an area that was once not even on the radar screen !
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| Willie Brown |
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| Gavin Newsom |
The Yorks aren't to blame . They are just business people , with no
emotional connections to the San Francisco, doing whats good for their
business , the San Francisco 49er brand. The three most responsible for
losing the jewel of all San Francisco sport's franchises are the last
three Mayors of San Francisco, Willie Brown, " look at me " Gavin Newsom
and Ed Lee.
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| America's Cup |
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| Lennar Corporation |
It is just part of the great karmic meltdown of San Francisco ! Americas
Cup in San Francisco doomed , the failure of the Lennar corporation's
development that was to be located in the Hunter's point- Candle Stick
point area and a planned new stadium and the failure of the San
Francisco City government to get their act together , resulting in the
loss of the San Francisco 49ers.
The new look NFL fans , including those in the Silicon Valley , will be
watching the games on the little 2 inch screens of their mobile devices
even if they are at the stadium. The new look Santa Clara 49er fans can
afford to pay at least six thousand a season and drink champagne ! The
blue collar , senior citizen and middle class fans can watch the games
on television and get beer out of the fridge during commercial breaks !
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| Joe Montana |
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| Carmen Policy |
Joe Montana and ex 49er Gm
Carmen Policy will be
raking in big dollars with their Santa Clara hotel development ! The
folks with deep pockets can always use their executive jets ,
helicopters or limousines to make the 49er scene !
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors should pass a law making it
illegal for Santa Clara to use the iconic images of San Francisco such
as the Golden Gate bridge or the Cliff house for example , to promote
Superbowl L ! They shouldn't profit from the San Francisco City brand !
That is just good business ! Just because San Francisco politicians are
corrupt losers ,why should San Francisco taxpayers and fans lose out !
San Francisco 49er fans , this a reality check ! We are no longer important and San Francisco is now a second tier city ! The late great San Francisco writer Herb Caen called the City by the Bay , " the city that knows how " . Beyond a shadow of a doubt this is no longer true ! Santa Clara , once just an area populated by orchards , chicken ranches and farms is the new darling of the NFL. Need I say more !
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