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Rumors remained the main source of "information" until the combined issue of the Call-Chronicle-Examiner hit the streets. This issue, put together by homeless San Francisco newspapermen in Oakland without authorization from their publishers, has become the fondest souvenir of the earthquake and fire. The daring and determination of the boys who put it together characterize the whole tone of what the world would soon know as the "indomitable spirit of San Francisco." There's no magic in these words. The "indomitable spirit" was nothing more than fortitude, pride, a smile, and a disinclination to sit down and cry.

— The earth shook, the sky burned. by William Bronson (Page 76)

Now check out the Warriors' state-of-the-art $1.4-billion-dollar palace in San Francisco — the Chase Center — that doesn't abut a freeway or rapid transit. Its parking is limited, its arena is largely accessed by foot, and the closest airport is a $30 cab ride.

— Goodbye, Oakland by Dave Newhouse, Andy Dolich (Page xxxvi)

There are those in Oakland who still revere the memory of Al Davis. Amazing. This is a guy who abandoned them once for Los Angeles, then abandoned Los Angeles for Oakland, then tried to go back to Los Angeles, and now his son has the team in Las Vegas.

How can this be?

This isn't a franchise. It's a floating craps game.

— Goodbye, Oakland by Dave Newhouse, Andy Dolich (Page xx)