SAN FRANCISCO / Port to sell 2 of mayor's Giants seats / Cash-strapped agency to start bid at $6,000 each

SAN FRANCISCO / Port to sell 2 of mayor's Giants seats / Cash-strapped agency to start bid at $6,000 each: "SAN FRANCISCO
Port to sell 2 of mayor's Giants seats
Cash-strapped agency to start bid at $6,000 each

Cecilia M. Vega, Chronicle Staff Writer

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

In tight budget times, every dollar counts, which is why the cash-strapped Port of San Francisco says it is looking to sell two of Mayor Gavin Newsom's seats at the Giants' ballpark.

For the starting bid of $6,000 apiece, a fan could lay claim to licenses -- or lifetime rights -- to two choice seats at SBC Park, located in the exclusive field club level behind home plate.

The port -- which oversees 7.5 miles of waterfront property in the city and is SBC Park's landlord -- owns licenses to 10 seats, four of which are used by the port for wining and dining clients and the remaining six are used by the mayor."