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San Francisco got the nod as Super Bowl host on Tuesday in a decision announced at the NFL Spring Meeting.
The city will host Super Bowl 50 in February of 2016. Houston will host Super Bowl 51 in February of 2017, the league announced.
The Super Bowl will return to the Bay Area thanks to the 49ers’ future Santa Clara home, recently named Levi’s Stadium.
The new $1.2 billion stadium is set to open in 2014.
“We look forward to NFL fans from around the globe enjoying our region and our stadium, the likes of which cannot be found anywhere else in the world,” said 49ers chief executive Jed York on the team’s website.
Senate body OKs Filvet family unity provision
By JUN MEDINA
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday accepted by unanimous voice vote the Filipino Veterans Family Reunification amendment introduced by Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) as part of the immigration reform bill to be introduced in the Senate plenary.
After a four-minute discussion, the committee chairman, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), called for a voice vote. There was no opposition.
Sen Richard Durbin (D-Illinois) recognized World War II veteran Celestino Almeda, the sole Filipino American WWII veteran who was present and witnessed the vote.
Scholarships to local youths
COLMA (Bay Area, Calif.) -- The Daly City-Colma Chamber of Commerce held their annual ‘Access to Higher Education’ scholarship awards ceremony on Thursday May 16.
Forty area high school students filled the first few rows of the Daly City Council Chambers. They were chosen from among over 80 applicants and each presented with a scholarship grant award for $1,000.
S.F. to host Super Bowl
SPORTS SPECIALSan Francisco got the nod as Super Bowl host on Tuesday in a decision announced at the NFL Spring Meeting.
The city will host Super Bowl 50 in February of 2016. Houston will host Super Bowl 51 in February of 2017, the league announced.
The Super Bowl will return to the Bay Area thanks to the 49ers’ future Santa Clara home, recently named Levi’s Stadium.
The new $1.2 billion stadium is set to open in 2014.
“We look forward to NFL fans from around the globe enjoying our region and our stadium, the likes of which cannot be found anywhere else in the world,” said 49ers chief executive Jed York on the team’s website.
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