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Golden State Warriors Break Ground in San Francisco

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January 18, 2017

A day after Golden State Warriors blew out the defending NBA Champions, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Golden State Warriors broke ground on its new arena and practice facility in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood. Kevin Frazier from Entertainment Tonight emceed the groundbreaking event for the new Chase Center, which will be open at the start of the 2019-20 NBA season.Besides NBA games, the arena will host concerts, family shows and conventions.
“Today we see a culmination of our efforts,” said Rick Welts, Warriors’ president and Chief Operating Officer.

“Chase Center and the surrounding area will serve as a destination for the entire community.”

The 18,000-seat Chase Center will be privately financed at a cost of $1 billion. The center will anchor 11-acres of restaurants, cafes, offices, public plazas and other amenities at the end of Third Street adjacent to AT&T park along the water front.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said that the plans for the arena were four years in the making.
“This will fill a void in San Francisco’s arts and events facilities,” said Mayor Lee. “It will provide enormous economic benefits, including thousands of new jobs and millions in new tax revenues for the city.”

The Warriors were founded in 1946 in Philadelphia. They were there until 1962, when the team moved west to San Francisco, playing games at San Francisco’s Civic Center and at the Cow Palace, before moving across the bay to the Oakland Coliseum in 1971.

Joe Lacob, a venture capitalist, bought the team in 2010 and immediately made the push to move the team to San Francisco.

Artist’s rendering of the new Chase Center in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood.

“We had a vision for this six years ago when we bought the team,” said Lacob. “The city doesn’t have a venue that can hold more than 10,000 people. After the Chase Center is built, it will.”

Once the land at Mission Bay was purchased, local residents sued to stop the development from taking place.

But the Warriors ownership was able to work with groups to support their vision and won in court against the attempt to halt the development.

According to Mayor Lee, the Chase Center will provide thousands of construction jobs and thousands of other jobs related to the Center once it is completed.

As the ceremony was taking place, the Bay View based Black labor group ABU, was outside holding up signs asking: Where are the jobs?

For the next two years, the Warriors will continue to play in Oakland.

Many Bay Area residents feel the team is abandoning Oakland, which has been home to the team for the 45 years.

This isn’t the case according to Warrior coach Steve Kerr.
“I fully believe we are still the Bay Area’s team, no matter whether we’re playing in Oakland or San Jose or San Francisco,” he said.

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The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of April 24 – 30, 2024

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DA Pamela Price Stands by Mom Who Lost Son to Gun Violence in Oakland

Last week, The Post published a photo showing Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price with Carol Jones, whose son, Patrick DeMarco Scott, was gunned down by an unknown assailant in 2018.

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District Attorney Pamela Price with Carol Jones

Publisher’s note: Last week, The Post published a photo showing Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price with Carol Jones, whose son, Patrick DeMarco Scott, was gunned down by an unknown assailant in 2018. The photo was too small for readers to see where the women were and what they were doing. Here we show Price and Jones as they complete a walk in memory of Scott. For more information and to contribute, please contact Carol Jones at 510-978-5517 at morefoundation.help@gmail.com. Courtesy photo.

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Vallejo Welcomes Interim City Manager Beverli Marshall

At Tuesday night’s Council meeting, the Vallejo City Council appointed Beverli Marshall as the interim city manager. Her tenure in the City Manager’s Office began today, Wednesday, April 10. Mayor Robert McConnell praised Marshall’s extensive background, noting her “wide breadth of experience in many areas that will assist the City and its citizens in understanding the complexity of the many issues that must be solved” in Vallejo.

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Beverli Marshall began her first day with the City on April 10. ICMA image.

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At Tuesday night’s Council meeting, the Vallejo City Council appointed Beverli Marshall as the interim city manager. Her tenure in the City Manager’s Office began today, Wednesday, April 10.

Mayor Robert McConnell praised Marshall’s extensive background, noting her “wide breadth of experience in many areas that will assist the City and its citizens in understanding the complexity of the many issues that must be solved” in Vallejo.

Current City Manager Michael Malone, whose official departure is slated for April 18, expressed his well wishes. “I wish the City of Vallejo and Interim City Manager Marshall all the best in moving forward on the progress we’ve made to improve service to residents.” Malone expressed his hope that the staff and Council will work closely with ICM Marshall to “ensure success and prosperity for the City.”

According to the Vallejo Sun, Malone stepped into the role of interim city manager in 2021 and became permanent in 2022. Previously, Malone served as the city’s water director and decided to retire from city service e at the end of his contract which is April 18.

“I hope the excellent work of City staff will continue for years to come in Vallejo,” he said. “However, recent developments have led me to this decision to announce my retirement.”

When Malone was appointed, Vallejo was awash in scandals involving the housing division and the police department. A third of the city’s jobs went unfilled during most of his tenure, making for a rocky road for getting things done, the Vallejo Sun reported.

At last night’s council meeting, McConnell explained the selection process, highlighting the council’s confidence in achieving positive outcomes through a collaborative effort, and said this afternoon, “The Council is confident that by working closely together, positive results will be obtained.”

While the search for a permanent city manager is ongoing, an announcement is expected in the coming months.

On behalf of the City Council, Mayor McConnell extended gratitude to the staff, citizen groups, and recruitment firm.

“The Council wishes to thank the staff, the citizens’ group, and the recruitment firm for their diligent work and careful consideration for the selection of what is possibly the most important decision a Council can make on behalf of the betterment of our City,” McConnell said.

The Vallejo Sun contributed to this report.