Everyone is weighing in on SF Supervisors Daly and Gonzalez wanting to rename SBC Park, 2 supervisors say hey, why not Mays Field? SBC, Giants unreceptive to name change.

But what no one seems be talking about is I think it's a reaction to what our sister city on the other side of the Bay San Jose is doing.

From a SJ Mercury News article on 1/21/2004;

**Facing an $85-million-plus deficit and anxious to find new revenue, the council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday that allows City Manager Del Borgsdorf's office to seek out donations and sponsorships of up to $100,000. ... The new policy "is not intended to supersede or modify'' San Jose's ability to name its facilities, said a memo from Borgsdorf. It does not grant the city manager the authority to rename buildings, parks or services -- a power that rests with the council."**

I'm sure these supervisors are wondering whether San Francisco is going to do the same thing.

Like this for example. Snapple has agreed to pay New York City $100 million for exclusive rights to be the Big Apple's official drink.

Most cities are going broke or about to go broke. It's not just the federal government and states that are cash strapped, but the cities as well.

What's a city to do for money except sell itself for corporate sponsorship. Athletes do it all the time. Every sporting event on TV is awash with advertising signs. Why not cities and everything they own?