San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)
Niners victory parade would be held in S.F.
It’s official: If the 49ers emerge victorious in Super Bowl LVIII against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, the ensuing celebration and parade will unfold in San Francisco, the team’s hometown, rather than in Santa Clara, where the team’s home stadium is located.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency updated its log of special event street closures this week to incorporate a potential parade route down Market Street, followed by festivities in Civic Center Plaza on Feb. 15.
The celebration would be around 40 miles from the 49ers’ home ground at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.
City officials are tight-lipped about specific Super Bowl celebration plans.
“The 49ers have to win so let’s not get ahead of ourselves,” said Parisa Safarzadeh, a spokesperson for Mayor London Breed. She added that the office plans to hold a press conference on Friday to share more about its Super Bowl arrangements.
Typically, large-scale events and parades necessitate all-day street closures, impacting drivers and public transit services around downtown.
“Regarding the parade plans, as a part of the city family, we are all very excited for the game on Sunday and hopeful for a 49er victory over the Chiefs,” Kristen Holland, an SFMTA spokesperson, told the Chronicle. “We’re rooting for our team and have no news or updates to share at this time.”
During the Warriors victory parade in 2022, all intersections on Market Street were closed to cross traffic, MUNI routes were redirected to Mission Street and BART service was expanded to
Jed Jacobsohn/Associated Press accommodate record crowds.
The updated information also sheds light on the strained relationship between the 49ers and Santa Clara city officials. Mayor Lisa Gillmor previously told the Chronicle that the team did not reach out to her office about the possibility of a victory parade.
The team’s history with Santa Clara involves disputes over concert curfews at the stadium and the 49ers’ reluctance to share crucial financial documents related to the World Cup soccer matches scheduled at Levi’s Stadium in 2026, which is publicly owned.
Despite the off-field dynamics, the 49ers said the team was focused solely on Sunday.
“We are completely focused on the Super Bowl,” a 49ers spokesperson told the Chronicle. “In the future, if we are in the privileged position of putting on a parade, we’ll let all Bay Area fans know the details when they are available.”
“In the future, if we are in the privileged position of putting on a parade, we’ll let all Bay Area fans know the details when they
are available.”
49ers spokesperson