New SF pro soccer team seeks public support to claim Kezar as home stadium

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North American Soccer League (NASL) hopefuls the San Francisco Deltas have set their sights on a home: the city's Kezar Stadium.

Now there's just one problem: the permitting process for the publicly-owned stadium is quite extensive, and there are already some naysayers opposing the serving of alcohol and the potential increased traffic that would come with games being held at Kezar.

Nevertheless, the new club is hoping to garner some support for their place at the 10,000-capacity field. A permit, after all, would make the team the first West Coast club in the NASL since the ironically-named, single-season 2007 outfit California Victory.

The Deltas would plan on playing 15-20 games at the stadium, but need to first acquire the permit and effectively sell the plan to the city's administrators. To do so, and to help gain public support for the Deltas, the club has launched a support letter form online to encourage locals to sign a petition bound for the SF Recreation & Parks Commission.

"We, the SF Deltas, have been meeting extensively with community and neighborhood organizations to convey our passion and excitement, and to explain our proposal," they write on the letter form. "We envision the team playing in the heart of San Francisco and need your help to make it happen."

Currently, the Bay Area and San Francisco host teams at other levels, including the amateur-tiered San Francisco FC at the amateur level, and the San Jose Earthquakes, which is part of Major League Soccer.

SFGATE has reached out to the SFPD Park Station for comment. We will update when we receive more information.