Mayor Sam Liccardo wants to drop the city's COVID-19 booster requirement to get into city-owned facilities -- Good news for the Sharks team president, who claims the 'biggest issue affecting attendance is the mandates.'
The home of the San Jose Sharks, the SAP Center, and the Golden State Warrior's arena, the Chase Center, have new COVID protocols for children."Well, COVID," Christie Wendling said."A lot of people - that still makes them nervous and everything, so... I don't know."
Becher admitted team performance is also a factor, but said fan surveys show it is far from the top concern. "Biggest issue affecting attendance is the mandates," Becher said on Wednesday."NHL, state, county, city - it feels like we have more mandates than any other venue in the United States."However, up north, the Golden State Warriors are selling out the Chase Center with a booster mandate in place.