JohnS Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 San Francisco sues Oakland over new airport name that includes ‘San Francisco’ FILE - Travelers prepare to enter Oakland International airport Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. San Francisco has sued Oakland after officials there voted in favor of changing the name of the city’s airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport. San Francisco officials say the change will cause confusion and is already affecting its airport financially. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco on Thursday sued Oakland after officials there voted in favor of changing the name of the city’s airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport, saying the change will cause confusion and is already affecting its airport financially. Last week, the Board of Commissioners for the Port of Oakland voted unanimously to move forward with the name-change and scheduled a second vote for final approval on May 9. The airport is currently called Oakland International Airport. “We had hoped Oakland would come to its senses, but their refusal to collaborate on an acceptable alternative name leaves us no choice but to file a lawsuit to protect SFO’s trademark,” San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said in a statement. San Francisco is asking the court to prevent Oakland airport from moving forward with its name-change and rule that the new name violates San Francisco International Airport’s trademark. “The renaming plan appears intentionally designed to divert travelers who may be unfamiliar with Bay Area geography and lead them to believe OAK has a business relationship with SFO, which it does not,” Chiu said, adding that the renaming would be particularly confusing for international travelers who don’t speak or read English. Oakland airport officials said they plan to implement the name-change and defend their right to do so in court. “OAK’s proposed renaming does not infringe upon SFO’s mark,” the Port of Oakland said in a statement. “We will vigorously defend our right to claim our spot on the San Francisco Bay.” Source: https://apnews.com/article/san-francisco-oakland-airport-name-change-lawsuit-d4cf4197fa484b5321d4523b6757d19b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSXCIGAR Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 From what I understand OAK is being underutilized because people don't realize how close it is to SF. Including SF in the name will prompt people to realize it's just as close as SFO. And seriously, who would want to be associated with SF right now unless they had to be? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odessa Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 26 minutes ago, NSXCIGAR said: ...because people don't realize how close it is to SF. Stupid people are unable to analyze and run proper research. They always want a lazy way: someone should put something in their mouth and HELP them to swallow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSXCIGAR Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 3 hours ago, Odessa said: Stupid people are unable to analyze and run proper research. They always want a lazy way: someone should put something in their mouth and HELP them to swallow. True, but the problem persists. They have to get more people into OAK. If hands have to be held to do it then so be it. Although I don't know why the market isn't solving this issue. If SFO is clogged it should be more expensive to fly in there than OAK. Also the airlines should be reducing flights to SFO and increasing to OAK. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helix Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Give Oakland a break they are losing everything. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbflash80 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 The name change is to minimize negative connatation of flying into Oakland...you think its bad in SF? Oakland makes it look like Shangri-La. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford2112 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 1 hour ago, helix said: Give Oakland a break they are losing everything. Oakland sucks. I have a friend that lives there. It's too bad because downtown is pretty cool but man the homeless and hopeless folks there outnumber the working class. And never mind the violent crime. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSXCIGAR Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 6 hours ago, Ford2112 said: Oakland sucks. I have a friend that lives there. It's too bad because downtown is pretty cool but man the homeless and hopeless folks there outnumber the working class. And never mind the violent crime. I think In-n-Out just closed their first store ever there because people were constantly getting robbed and shot at in the drive-through. Denny's and Subway gone too. Although maybe this is the reason people are avoiding OAK airport: The airport has had to make changes due to crime in the region. They have signs at the rental car lot telling people to not keep valuables in the cars because they could get stolen. Workers there say thieves target rental cars. https://abc7news.com/in-n-out-closing-oakland-in-n-out/14350957/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helix Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 The demise started with crack in the late 80's. It has spiralled ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamboinee Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 OMG...is this happening again? Please tell me that Jose Conseco and Will Clark have become lawyers and are each suing each other's respective 1989 world series teams' home towns! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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