San Francisco, CA
Matthew Stafford Trade to 49ers? Rams QB Reveals Initial Potential Trade Destination

When the Los Angeles Rams traded for quarterback Matthew Stafford from the Detroit Lions forward of the 2021 season, it signaled that they have been all in on their Tremendous Bowl push.
After all, that commerce benefited each events, because the Rams have been capable of transfer on from Jared Goff in favor of Stafford, whereas Stafford had the most effective supporting forged he’d had in years.
The consequence? Stafford and the Rams made a Tremendous Bowl run, in the end hoisting the Lombardi Trophy of their residence stadium.
Nevertheless, in accordance with Stafford, his commerce to the Rams was not what he anticipated would occur. In his latest look on Jalen Ramsey’s “Straight Off the Press” podcast, he revealed the workforce he thought he was going to be traded to initially.
“Did I believe I used to be going to go to the Los Angeles Rams? That was the final workforce I might have ever thought I used to be going to,” Stafford stated. “I assumed I used to be going to be throughout the bay in San Fran.”
There is no such thing as a option to know what that commerce package deal would have regarded like for the Lions, nevertheless it might have revolved round San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and a plethora of picks.
Nevertheless, the cache of weapons the 49ers have undoubtedly rivaled what he has with the Rams.
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Operating again Raheem Mostert, receivers Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk with tight finish George Kittle can be deadly for Stafford to work with. That, paired with the 49ers’ protection, probably would have made them the clear-cut Tremendous Bowl favorites.
As a substitute, he wound up in Los Angeles, donning blue and gold as he received the primary Tremendous Bowl of his profession.
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San Francisco eyes new pickleball court sites

As pickleball popularity grows, so does the demand for courts – and the debate over the sport’s noise factor.
NBC Bay Area’s Sergio Quintana shows us how San Francisco is trying to meet the demand without upsetting residents in the video report above.
San Francisco, CA
Skaters push back as San Francisco plans to demolish iconic Vaillancourt Fountain

A growing group of skaters is pushing to preserve the Vaillancourt Fountain after the City of San Francisco announced a multimillion-dollar renovation plan that would remove the structure made of concrete square pipes.
Zeke McGuire started skating at the age of 10, and he grew up skating at the plaza and near the fountain.
“To see it go would be devastating,” McGuire stated. “I’ve been coming here my whole life. I’ve skated those stairs. I’ve been injured on those stairs.”
He’s skated on every inch of the Plaza, including the ledges of the Vaillancourt Fountain, which was completed in 1971. It’s impossible to miss, with its boxy concrete tubes that stand about 40 feet high.
It’s been the backdrop of more skateboard videos than anyone could count.
“It’s extremely awesome,” McGuire said. “There’s people all across the world that come to San Francisco to skate here specifically. So for it to be gone, people would come here to visit and it wouldn’t be here anymore, so I would say get it in before it’s gone.”
San Francisco Recreation and Parks announced the Embarcadero Plaza Renovation Project last year. It is a plan to construct a new waterfront park, which would tear down the structure.
Tamara Barak Aparton with Rec and Parks says that after years of deterioration, the fountain is unsafe.
“The structure is unstable,” Barak Aparton stated. “Hazardous materials are present, and we can’t allow the public access to a space that poses safety risks.”
Historical preservationists, landscape architects, and skate enthusiasts, like Bay Area professional skateboarder Karl Watson, are now pushing back and saying it’s a part of that sport’s history in San Francisco.
“A beautiful monstrosity that needs to stay,” said Watson, describing the fountain.
He says except for a few exceptions, people didn’t skate into the fountain, just around it.
“The fountain was integral for when we were tired after skating, we needed a place to relax and just enjoy the water flowing and the fountain definitely did that for us,” Watson said.
Now, the fountain is stagnant. The water stopped flowing years ago. In June 2025, it was fenced off.
Feldman was disappointed to see it like this.
“I came down here last week just to see the fencing and I was like ‘oh, they really don’t want us skating here anymore’,” Feldman explained.
In August, the Recreation and Parks department formally requested permission to remove the fountain from the city’s Civic Art Collection.
But McGuire is hoping people like Watson, and the artist keep fighting. Armand Vaillancourt’s lawyer recently sent a letter to multiple city departments demanding the city cease and desist all efforts to remove his work.
No final decision has been made yet, but if it does go, McGuire hopes they’ll leave something.
“Even if it was to be fully demolished, I think it would be really nice if they kept a little bit of something,” McGuire said. “Or maybe make a part for people to skate.”
San Francisco, CA
Laver Cup to make San Francisco debut at Chase Center

San Francisco is set to host the 2025 Laver Cup at Chase Center from September 19 to 21, marking the first-ever tennis tournament held at the arena and the return of major men’s pro tennis to the city in over a decade. Steve Zacks, CEO of the Laver Cup, says this event showcases tennis like fans have never seen before, featuring a unique team format created by Roger Federer.
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