San Francisco voters approved Proposition C which allows the city to sell the naming rights to the home of the San Francisco 49ers, Candlestick Park, and I can't thank them enough.
To but it bluntly, the city is financially screwed at the moment. City agencies are in debt, MUNI is barely keeping afloat and basic civic services like sewage, schools, water and public streets are all falling to the wayside. Why not try to earn a little extra money from advertisers? In this cash-strapped environment, every little bit helps.
But what about all of the memories at The Stick? From The Catch, to Jerry Rice's retirement and even those five Superbowl runs, there are plenty of nostalgic reasons to keep the stadium's name intact. That's all nice and good, however, the 49ers don't even want to be here.
There's no reason to coddle a team or it's stadium that has no plans of being in San Francisco in the near future, so let's get the money while the gettin' is good. What's in a name, anyway?
