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.
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.The Board of Commissioners voted unanimously during a meeting early Thursday evening to approve the change from the current name, Oakland International Airport .
'The name modification will use the main geographic feature of our region to identify its location, the San Francisco Bay,' said Craig Simon, the airport's interim aviation director. 'This is not about the City and County of San Francisco, or San Mateo County, but about our region and creating jobs in Oakland and throughout the East Bay. No one owns the title to the San Francisco Bay.' Earlier this week, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu warned of a potential lawsuit.
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