Rebecca Van Dyck

LOVB San Francisco Volleyball joined League One Volleyball as the leagues ninth team, proudly representing the Bay Area with its inaugural season in 2027. Led by a women-led ownership group, LOVB San Francisco is building a new model for professional sports -- one rooted in elite competition, community impact, and the long-term elevation of women’s volleyball.

At Civic News Company, our mission is helping people understand how America works so they can make it work better. At Civic News Company, high-impact journalism is at the core of what we do. We believe that local-first journalism, rooted in the places we cover, is critical to earning and maintaining our readers’ trust. Civic News Company journalists strive to develop subject matter expertise and produce work that brings issues alive for readers, allowing them to engage in informed debate and take action on issues that matter to them. As an organization grounded in the values of equality and antiracism, we prioritize coverage of the key systems that shape this country and prioritize serving communities often neglected by traditional media. Our nonprofit newsroom is proud to be independent, always seeking the truth without consideration of profit or ideology, which we believe is crucial to fulfilling the promise of American democracy.

Bay FC is the National Women’s Soccer League’s 14th expansion team located in Bay Area California set to play their inaugural season in March 2024. Bay FC’s mission is to build the most valuable women’s soccer club in the world that is player-led, fan focused and positively impacts the community through promoting diversity, equality, inclusion by uniting the Bay and the world through the game of soccer. Co-founded by U.S. Women’s National Team legends Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton and Aly Wagner, Bay FC was formed by the largest institutional investment ever made in women’s professional soccer from global investment firm Sixth Street. Community is our foundation, and the love of the game is our reason for being. For career, sponsorship, and ticketing information, join the club at BayFC.com and follow us on social @wearebayfc.

LOVB San Francisco Volleyball joined League One Volleyball as the leagues ninth team, proudly representing the Bay Area with its inaugural season in 2027. Led by a women-led ownership group, LOVB San Francisco is building a new model for professional sports -- one rooted in elite competition, community impact, and the long-term elevation of women’s volleyball.

At Civic News Company, our mission is helping people understand how America works so they can make it work better. At Civic News Company, high-impact journalism is at the core of what we do. We believe that local-first journalism, rooted in the places we cover, is critical to earning and maintaining our readers’ trust. Civic News Company journalists strive to develop subject matter expertise and produce work that brings issues alive for readers, allowing them to engage in informed debate and take action on issues that matter to them. As an organization grounded in the values of equality and antiracism, we prioritize coverage of the key systems that shape this country and prioritize serving communities often neglected by traditional media. Our nonprofit newsroom is proud to be independent, always seeking the truth without consideration of profit or ideology, which we believe is crucial to fulfilling the promise of American democracy.

Bay FC is the National Women’s Soccer League’s 14th expansion team located in Bay Area California set to play their inaugural season in March 2024. Bay FC’s mission is to build the most valuable women’s soccer club in the world that is player-led, fan focused and positively impacts the community through promoting diversity, equality, inclusion by uniting the Bay and the world through the game of soccer. Co-founded by U.S. Women’s National Team legends Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton and Aly Wagner, Bay FC was formed by the largest institutional investment ever made in women’s professional soccer from global investment firm Sixth Street. Community is our foundation, and the love of the game is our reason for being. For career, sponsorship, and ticketing information, join the club at BayFC.com and follow us on social @wearebayfc.

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