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Ich bin ein Earthquake

Inspired online video from the San Jose Earthquakes on the lasting impact of Ronald Reagan and San Jose’s 60’s-era aeronautical and industrial manufacturing building blight. “Keith Wolff, tear down this wall,” San Jose City Councilman Sam Liccardo said to throngs of soccer fans last Thursday while shaking a fake foam construction implement. Reagan’s message was a challenge to Mikhail Gorbachev, and the first link in a chain of events that ended the Cold War. Liccardo’s call to action hopefully is the first step leading to the construction of a modern soccer specific stadium for the south bay.

Now that the demolition of the FMC plant, once used to assemble the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, has started the long process of creating a new stadium can begin. According to Earthquakes President Dave Kaval, after certain bureaucratic hurdles are cleared that long and winding process can begin in as little as 12 months. Given the nature of San Jose politics, there may need to be a few more rallies in the interim to fire up the soccer base. The 2011 Earthquakes regular season begins at home March 19th against Real Salt Lake.

An action video chronicling the start of the demolition is available from the Earthquakes here, a photo gallery is available from Centerlinesoccer.com here.

[Update] San Jose Earthquakes unveil new soccer stadium design – Sharkspage September 2009.

[Update2] San Jose Earthquakes celebrate first phase of proposed soccer stadium – San Jose Mercury News.

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