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Oakland Officials Vote To Add "San Francisco Bay" To Oakland International Airport's Name
The idea has been met with pushback from officials both with the San Francisco International Airport and the city itself.
April 12, 2024
Officials with the Port of Oakland on Thursday voted in favor of changing the name of the city's airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport, despite a threatened lawsuit by San Francisco over what it calls a trademark violation.
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The Board of Commissioners voted unanimously during a meeting early Thursday evening to approve the change from the current name, Oakland International Airport. The Board has scheduled a second reading and vote on the issue for the May 9th board meeting that would make the change official.
The controversy over the name first came up on March 29 when Oakland International Airport officials first went public with the idea in the hopes of boosting the number of passengers flying to and from the East Bay.
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