Oakland Airport Moves Forward With Renaming Despite San Francisco’s Legal Threat

The Port of Oakland has pushed on with the name change, despite San Francisco city attorney David Chiu (above) saying the city of San Francisco, which owns SFO, would have “no choice” but to take legal action.
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The Port of Oakland Board of Commissioners voted to move forward with renaming Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport, setting up a potential legal confrontation with the city of San Francisco. Despite San Francisco city attorney David...
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