Jed York on still-new Levi’s Stadium: ‘It’s not quite a home’

[KamaAina]

http://www.sfgate.com/49ers/article/Jed-York-on-still-new-Levi-s-Stadium-It-s-6281270.php

By almost any measure, Levi’s Stadium is a superior facility to Candlestick Park, the dank, caked-with-fungus structure that featured trough urinals, inconsistent elevators, really inconsistent Wi-Fi and teeth-chattering July winds....

A criticism of pristine $1.2 billion Levi’s Stadium is that is feels more corporate than cozy. It’s something even 49ers CEO Jed York tacitly acknowledged to The Chronicle on Wednesday.

“We’ve talked about this internally: I think we’ve built a beautiful house,” York said. “It’s not quite a home. Now the goal is to make it a home. I think it’s starting to feel more like that.”...

Take, for example, the issue of the 49ers’ home-field advantage at Levi’s, where it was noted the more-upper-crust clientele seemed to produce lower decibels. After ending Candlestick with a 23-5-1 record, the 49ers went 4-4 at Levi’s.

Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed...

[Auggie]

1. Another rich douchebag owner who built a stadium to satisfy his ego, not the fans'

[Yavin4]

2. The exact same thing can be said of the new Yankees stadium

Just does not feel right. Feels more like a monument to wealth than a ballpark.

[KamaAina]

3. So that's why they call it Monument Park!