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Dear Friends,
I have been asked many questions about the stadium announcement. Hopefully this will answer most of your questions. Sorry for not reaching out to everyone personally. This decision was extremely difficult for my family to make. We would love to have a new stadium in San Francisco, but we do not think it is realistic to open a new stadium in the next few years and deliver the desired game day experience in San Francisco. We are open to options the city may have, but we also have a responsibility to our fans to build a new stadium. Monster Park is the oldest stadium in the NFL (that has not been renovated), and will not be suitable for our fans much longer. I attached our press release for more detail if anyone is interested.
Keeping the 49ers in the Bay Area is essential. We have looked at many sites, but the one in Santa Clara is the best option to date. There is sufficient space for tailgate parties and numerous public transportation options for fans. There are close to 40,000 parking spaces within a 15 minute walk of the stadium site; there is a light rail and commuter rail that could bring tens of thousands of fans to Santa Clara from all over the Bay Area (as far away as Sacramento). Not only is all of the infrastructure and transportation already in place, but we will not have to put our fans in a construction site for any period of time. These are just a few of the reasons why the fan experience in Santa Clara would be ideal. For those of you that don't know Bay Area geography, Santa Clara is 35 miles south of Candlestick Point. We are also working under the assumption that there will be no impact on Santa Clara's general fund or an increase in taxes.
I feel we have addressed 2 major concerns: changing the name San Francisco 49ers and moving to LA. Let me reiterate that we will not move the team outside of the Bay Area and we will remain the San Francisco 49ers.
The worst part of the last few days was listening to our fans boo my parents as we honored Jerry Rice yesterday at halftime. There is no way I will allow such obstacles to keep me from achieving my goals. I can promise you I will do everything I can to make the 49ers the best team in professional sports. The 49ers will have a new stadium in the Bay Area soon. We will also win a lot of football games and start competing for the Super Bowl.
Best,
Jed
Now fans, if you have an owner that is hated, taken your team down the toilet, has done nothing to bring the team up to code, should he be saying anything? Should he be saying how 'disappointed' he is that people boo him, and then he sticks his nose up and says that 'he's moving the team?' Well, duh, win games. Beat big teams. Take the team to where it was before the Salary Crap, before the realignment, before this crappy schedule, and before these God awful draft choices. Maybe to some this is a time traveling rant, but this is who the team was before the Yorks. We won. We worked hard. We played with class. We made the game enjoyable. We had a faithful fanbase. Now thanks to the Yorks, we got no fanbase. I still await the year the 49ers start blacking out because the stadium is not filled. Opposing fans frequent our stadium.
I got no faith that the Yorks will not be seeking a move to Los ANgeles. THey will end up moving the team to LA. THe YOrks are *******s none deserving of managing a good team, and not only would I boo at John York, I'd kick him in the nuts for what he's done to this team.
For you Jed Boy,
and screw your letter!