Report 6 of 8 · documenting the move
Displaced from 995 · in the community since 2007 · outbid by a mismanaged housing project the city bailed out · why an industrial home suits SBST. The story behind everything.
This is more than a rezone exhibit — it's documenting the move and everything around it: why South Bay Sports Training had to leave its 16-17-year home, what it had to do to survive, and why the industrial site by the fairgrounds is the right place. It's also the human spine of the rezone argument: a sympathetic, policy-sound story that makes the zoning ask reasonable.
A formal version already exists — the "Historic Family Narrative for Use in Zoning & Land-Use Justification" (PDF, 11/22/2025). This report folds it into the standing record and flags what needs verifying before any public use.
Source: 00_TONY_INTEL_NOTES.md · 11_CX2_FILE_INDEX.md (Historic Family Narrative doc).
SBST has been in the community since 2007. Its prior home was 995 [address] — 16–17 years building it there. When they tried to buy 995, they were outbid by a low-income housing project (a commercial location). That project turned out to be completely mismanaged; the city had to bail out the nonprofit, the CEO left First Community Housing, and the property has had to be sold again.
After 995, SBST searched all over San José and landed by the fairgrounds — the 10th St site — which felt like the right place.
Source: 00_TONY_INTEL_NOTES.md (THE HISTORY).
The use profile matches industrial:
This is a strong argument FOR the site being appropriate where it is — a legitimate employment/community use that suits the Monterey Business Corridor (fairgrounds, cricket stadium, The Plant, VTA, warehouse/recreation), not isolated heavy industry and not a residential/retail mismatch.
Source: 00_TONY_INTEL_NOTES.md (Why industrial fits) · cross-ref Zoning report §3–4.
A 19-year community institution, displaced by a mismanaged housing project the city itself had to bail out, that did everything right finding an industrial home matching its noise/use profile — now just needs the zoning to match reality.
It pairs the human story (community since 2007, displaced, persevered) with the policy logic (the use fits the corridor; CIC legalizes it in place) — exactly the framing City Council responds to, and the counter to the planner's "not likely to be approved."
Source: 00_TONY_INTEL_NOTES.md (NARRATIVE for the rezone).
The dollar figure Tony recalls as "~$20 billion" is almost certainly $20 MILLION unverified. The bailout, the CEO departure from First Community Housing, and the resale should all be confirmed against the public record before being used in a City filing or public statement.
Strong, sympathetic story — but verify the numbers and the specifics first. Use the existing Historic Family Narrative doc as the base, then attach verified citations.
Source: 00_TONY_INTEL_NOTES.md — flagged "needs fact-check before using publicly." $20M figure + bailout details = UNVERIFIED.