SAP Center gets $425M Upgrade & Sharks through 2051 [Approval Highlights]

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1. This is good news. Glad to see a team get a new arena or necessary upgrades to stay put. Never good when a team relocates!! The Sharks are staying!!

2. Wasn’t even aware SAP was the oldest arena in NHL. The ideal thing now with this money grant that they’ll be receiving it would be ideal to create a whole new arena

3. 🏒

4. San Jose SAP Center either evolves or goes the way of the LA Sports Arena. Downtown San Jose needs more people spending time and money in this area.

5. So many memories going to the Shark Tank as a kid. The smaller size and low roof made the noise incredible. The concourse was always cramped though since both levels use the same concourse unlike newer arenas. I wonder if they are going to expand it.

6. Here we go again, can I rant again. There is zero wrong with the SAP center. ZERO. San Jose can't hire more police, fix crime, fix schools or roads, but they can spend 450 million for "upgrades" Let the sharks pay for it on their own da(* dime. Cities need to get out of the sports business. If they want to move so be it. UGH. These owners are worth billions. IF you can own a sports teams you can pay for your own da(* buildgs and upgrades.

7. The facelift on the area will look great on post game interviews, the surrounding area needs more to do. Super happy to bring my young kids over the next decade and have them in awe of how cool it looks, I’ll just smile and say “should have seen it back in my day”

   Going to a game is more than just seeing the team. It’s seeing SAP getting off the train, it’s walking up those steps, it’s doing a lap during intermission to see what new food and merch is up. I love the experience each time I go, this looks to make it better, very excited.

   Thanks Brodie!

   P.S. bring back Patty’s! if you know, you know

8. What would have been historic is if the Sharks also went to Las Vegas. I would have been like…heeeeere we go again.

9. Where's Brodie Brazil?

10. This is what it looks like when a city and an owner/ownership group are dedicated to do what's best for each other. It's a happy day! But a new arena should be the next thing. Only have around 25 years to get that plan going.

11. Glad to see the City of SJ commit to keep the Sharks in SJ. It’s an investment. Glad they aren’t short sighted like Oakland

12. It's about time 👏🏼👏🏼. SAP Center definitely needed an upgrade 👍🏼. I've been there live and it's very old fashioned.

13. WE DON’T NEED A FANCY ARENA. We need a place where we can cheer, support and watch a
    game. NOT somewhere that’s trendy, expensive or luxurious. just a home where we can be loud for the Sharks. I hate that every new arena and stadium have all these BS amenities and conveniences that we DON’T need. A seat, a couple of decently seasoned tacos, and maybe a beer or two. Please please please tell the uplines to be smart about spending because as a fan, all i wanna do is cheer for my DAMN TEAM. IDC ABOUT ARENA COMMODITIES

14. The Sharks 🦈 are assembling some major talent and if the cards fall into place they will be true Stanley Cup contenders for years to come. With the winning much needed money will flow into downtown San Jose💰😎👍

15. The city should care about crime and homelessness why we spending money on damn arena

16. Listening to politicians speak is like taking a new pair of white Hanes undies fresh from the package, putting them on and immediately sharting in them… however, this is great news for SJ & the Sharks

17. Now let's see the Sharks ownership invest in the team because the current team SUCKS nuts.

18. Talk about bloated govt !

19. if city of san jose vote this not only shark stay look at good point view of nba as well brodie if look at

20. Nice 👍🏼

21. This is an exciting partnership and I really appreciate how well it seems the city and team have worked together WITHOUT FIGHTING EACH OTHER like every other team and community do.

22. Jonathan Becher truly loves the fans and we really love how much the Sharks care about the fans

23. As a jets fan I glad they agreed to keep the sharks in the city of SJ the sharks will be a dangerous team in the next decade also i love the sap center i think they should stay in that arena

24. Sad to say the Sharks missed the boat by not joining forces with Joe Lacob to build the Chase Center. Well here we are.

25. Make sense to renovate. Proposed BART station very very close by. I remembered when this stadium was being built in 1992. "I wonder what the renovation price would be in a market like Carolina Hurricanes."

26. what the shiny toy/arena to the north? Chase center? or Seattle?

27. They really need to develop the area immediately surrounding the SAP center. I'm somewhat surprised that didn't happen in the past 30+ years. It's always been in a downtown adjacent, low-rise, parking lot area. It's right next to Diridon station, where you can take caltrain up the peninsula and will eventually get a BART extension.

28. Looks like the San Jose City Council just scored a goal 😎.

29. Just realized that 2051 is only a bit over 25 years away 😳

30. Oakland council members should have been there taking notes lol

31. I would prefer the Sharks ownership build a new arena they can afford it