Tuesday Must Reads: Warriors Must Solve Traffic Problems to Get UCSF Okay; A Second Oakland City Union Authorizes Strike
by Robert Gammon
Stories you shouldn’t miss:
1. The Golden State Warriors must solve potential traffic problems related to its planned arena in San Francisco in order to win approval from nearby UC San Francisco Medical Center, the Bay Area News Group$ reports. The primary issue concerns when the Warriors arena will be in use on the same nights as San Francisco Giants home games. In order for the arena to pencil out financially, the Warriors need to rent out the facility for concerts and other events when the team is not playing. Some wealthy UCSF donors, meanwhile, say they will fight the arena regardless of whether a deal is worked out over traffic.
2. A second Oakland public employee union has voted to authorize a strike if negotiations with the city fail to produce a new contract, the Trib$ reports. Members of IFPTE Local 21, which represents middle managers, okayed a strike. Previously, SEIU Local 1021, which represents rank and file workers, authorized one.
5. The Richmond City Council is scheduled for a second and final vote tonight on a proposed rent control measure, the Chron$ reports. The council previously gave preliminary approval to the plan in response to skyrocketing rents in the city.