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Several sources seem to contradict the statement in this article that the Giants pay nothing for use of the city land under the park.
The questionable statement:
"as well as free use of the land it sits on, among the most valuable real estate in the country" -- this appears to be based on a single 2004 source: http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2004/05/14_gordonj_sanfranpark
One contradictory article states:
"The Giants pay $1.2 million in rent each year on the 12.5-acre ballpark site, part of a 66-year lease with the San Francisco Port Commission."
(source: http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2002/oct/22/privately_built_pacific )
Another contradictory article says:
"The Giants lease the land on which the ballpark sits from the Port of San Francisco at a fair market value."
(source: http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/national/pacbel.htm )
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