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Related: About this forumSan Francisco just learned the cost of doing the NFL a favor
http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-san-francisco-nfl-4-9-million-20160120-column.htmlYou could call it adding insult to injury: After the National Football League's 49ers abandoned San Francisco for a new stadium in Santa Clara in 2014, the NFL threw its former franchise city the crumb of a week of branded events leading up to this year's Super Bowl, to be played at the new venue on Feb. 7.
San Francisco is now confronting the bill for hosting those events. They'll cost more than $4.8 million in public services, almost none of which will be reimbursed. The tally prompted the city's budget and legislative analyst to draft an anguished complaint to city leaders, noting that the costs of three major public events during the pre-game week had been largely a civic secret....
The report prompted three supervisors to draft an emergency resolution requiring the city to recoup the money from the NFL or the Super Bowl 50 host committee, but it may be too late. That's because there is no written agreement between the city and the league or host committee requiring reimbursement.
Indeed, in bidding to host the pre-game parties, the city committed to not ask for repayment of its fire, police or emergency services. In doing so, Campbell observed, San Francisco proved to be dumber than Santa Clara, which extracted an agreement from the host committee requiring reimbursement for all city expenses connected with the game, including police, fire and emergency services, a bill that's expected to reach $3.6 million.
San Francisco is now confronting the bill for hosting those events. They'll cost more than $4.8 million in public services, almost none of which will be reimbursed. The tally prompted the city's budget and legislative analyst to draft an anguished complaint to city leaders, noting that the costs of three major public events during the pre-game week had been largely a civic secret....
The report prompted three supervisors to draft an emergency resolution requiring the city to recoup the money from the NFL or the Super Bowl 50 host committee, but it may be too late. That's because there is no written agreement between the city and the league or host committee requiring reimbursement.
Indeed, in bidding to host the pre-game parties, the city committed to not ask for repayment of its fire, police or emergency services. In doing so, Campbell observed, San Francisco proved to be dumber than Santa Clara, which extracted an agreement from the host committee requiring reimbursement for all city expenses connected with the game, including police, fire and emergency services, a bill that's expected to reach $3.6 million.
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San Francisco just learned the cost of doing the NFL a favor (Original Post)
KamaAina
Jan 2016
OP
Declare a fiscal emergency, cancel the events and tell the NFL to go screw themselves...
Human101948
Jan 2016
#1
Yes, that's what I mean about losing their minds...they're so used to subsidizing
Human101948
Jan 2016
#5
Human101948
(3,457 posts)1. Declare a fiscal emergency, cancel the events and tell the NFL to go screw themselves...
What is it about professional football that makes people lose their minds?
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)2. Both the fans and the players
unfortunately.
Human101948
(3,457 posts)4. That's very clever!
Thanks!
BillZBubb
(10,650 posts)3. From the article, the fault is San Fran's, not the NFL.
If they expected reimbursement, they should have got it in writing ahead of time--which Santa Clara did.
Human101948
(3,457 posts)5. Yes, that's what I mean about losing their minds...they're so used to subsidizing
the NFL billionaires it never occurred to them to demand payment.
Hoppy
(3,595 posts)6. N.J. took a hosing when we had Superbowl here in '13.
central scrutinizer
(11,617 posts)7. All pro sports play the same musical chairs game
Take n teams, have n + 1 or better yet n + 2 cities wanting those teams. Throw in one or two existing franchises that are struggling. It is like hyenas circling the herd, looking for the weak, crippled member to attack. Either cough up a few billions in taxpayer subsidies or we will go elsewhere and find more gullible fools.
vinny9698
(1,016 posts)8. Just like old time con man
Going around and conning citizens of their hard earned money.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)9. Monorail! Monorail! Monorail!
mackerel
(4,412 posts)10. Was it a civic secret? It seemed like it to me.
I only just heard about it last, which seemed kind of last minute.