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SF mayor officially designates Kezar Stadium home to new pro soccer club
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie on Wednesday officially designated historic Kezar Stadium as the home venue for the city’s new MLS NEXT Pro club.
The deal grants the Golden City Football Club (GCFC) an initial 15-year permit to use the stadium and secures a $10 million commitment for upgrades.
“Today it’s official: Golden City FC will become the newest professional team to call our city home,” Lurie said in a news release. “Kezar Stadium sits in the heart of San Francisco — built in Golden Gate Park and surrounded by our city’s neighborhoods and history. This investment is truly an investment in the people of San Francisco and represents a new era for San Francisco sports. Thank you to GCFC and MLS NEXT Pro for believing in this city and bringing this vision to life.”
MLS NEXT Pro is a developmental league affiliated with Major League Soccer.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors last week unanimously approved a partnership with GCFC that designates Kezar as the club’s long-term home stadium and other city fields to be accessible for practice and training. Lurie signed the approved legislation Wednesday morning.
The $10 million investment in upgrades to Kezar includes a new natural grass field; new seating and bleachers; a state-of-the-art sound system and high-definition LED scoreboard; ADA accessibility upgrades to restrooms and seating; and a revamped press box and upgraded concession areas.
Kezar Stadium once was home to the San Francisco 49ers and still serves as the home field for Mission High School and Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory.
GCFC is expected to join MLS NEXT Pro and begin play at Kezar in 2026 or 2027.
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San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder to return following mental health leave
San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder will resume her duties next week after taking a three-month leave of absence due to mental health.
“I’m coming clear-eyed and grounded and eager to serve in this role again,” Fielder said in a video posted to social media Tuesday.
Fielder was first elected in 2024 to serve District 9, which includes the Mission District and Bernal Heights and Portola neighborhoods. In late March of this year, her staffers announced she was taking a leave of absence to address an “acute personal health crisis” after missing a few weeks of Board of Supervisors meetings.
“I left the work that I love so much, not because I wanted to, but because my mental health demanded it, and I say that with no shame,” she said.
In the video statement, Fielder mentioned that the pressure of serving as a supervisor took a toll on her mental health.
“I’ve often felt like the weight of this district and city is on my shoulders, and I, through this leave, have had the silver lining of understanding that it never has,” she said. “I was going 100 miles an hour since early 2023 when I started the campaign for supervisor, and being a grassroots candidate is a lot of elbow grease.”
Fielder’s staff continued some of the work in her district while she was gone. She thanked her colleagues and Mayor Daniel Lurie for their support and allowing her to be excused from meetings.
Fielder will return to work Monday and appear at the June 30 board meeting. She is also expected to host listening sessions in her district through July.
“I am an example that it is possible to come back and heal,” she said. “I could not be more honored to serve and more ready to serve.”
San Francisco, CA
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The 2026 MLB season has surpassed the quarter mark, and after each team’s first 40 games, there’s plenty of reasons to tune in all summer long.
Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami has already proven doubters wrong by launching 17 home runs, Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes consistently looks like the best version of himself on the mound and Milwaukee ace Jacob Misiorowski is throwing harder than any starter in the majors.
The MLB action continues on Tuesday as the Athletics visit the San Francisco Giants.
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