And so Doctor Fatass commences the 49ers steady march to Los Angeles. Today Santa Clara, tomorrow King City, 2030 Los Angeles.

Is nothing in this town sacred? The 49ers have been playing in San Francisco since 1946, the year after the United Nations Charter was signed in San Francisco. That's 57 years of real San Francisco history - leaving forever. For crying out loud the team is named in honor of the event that single handedly transformed San Francisco and the west forever.

When then the 49ers won their first Superbowl in 1981, tens of thousands of esctatic San Franciscans flooded Market Street for the Niners historic victory parade. It was an opportunity for San Franciscans to feel proud and positive again three years after the killings of Milk and Moscone and as the reality of AIDS was just gripping the City. It was an indescribable event that solidified our unity and identity as San Franciscans.

Does anyone think San Francisco will ever feel that pride for the Santa Clara 49ers? I think not.

Most people in their 20s and 30s who live here today will not be living here in 10 years. But that guy at the Bayview autobody shop, or the smiling gentleman in the Niner hat at your favorite taqueria? They'll still be living here then-- and they will still be heartbroken if their beloved 49ers leave the City by the Bay for some two-bit town in Silicone Valley. Lets not let this happen to San Francisco. It's just that important to San Francisco.