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- Oakland officials voted to add "San Francisco" to their city's airport name.
- San Francisco is not having it.
- Oakland officials say the name change would bring more travelers to their airport, bolstering the city's economy.
Oakland Airport wants what San Francisco has — its name.
The Port of Oakland's Board of Commissioners decided in a unanimous vote on Thursday to change the name of their airport from "Metropolitan Oakland International Airport" to "San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport."
Oakland officials argue that because the name change would more accurately represent the airport's location in the San Francisco Bay, it would increase the airport's traffic, and in turn, bolster the city's economy.