Headline: SMG and Community Bank of the bay make it even easier to be a VIP at the Oakland Arena

Publication: The Oakland Arena

Dateline: January 10, 2005

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – Oakland based Community Bank of the Bay and SMG at the Oakland Arena are proud to announce their partnership in creating an easily affordable payment plan for the Arena’s new VIP Club premium seating program. The new payment option, appropriately entitled “Easy Pay Financing” allows local businesses and individuals the opportunity to secure prime seating for concerts, family entertainment performances, and select (non-Warriors) sporting events at the Oakland Arena, dividing the cost of VIP Club Membership into easily affordable monthly payments.

New VIP Club Members are invited to select and reserve specific seats with prime viewing advantages to the stage and other performance areas inside the Arena. Club Members are then able to purchase tickets prior to the general public on-sale in “their” selected seat(s). Additional VIP amenities include access to exclusive bar and lounge facilities, preferred parking, an express entrance into the Arena, a Business Services Center, and use of a convenient pre-sale ticket ordering system through the Arena’s website address of www.theoaklandarena.com.

Community Bank of the Bay President Brian Garrett expressed his excitement about Easy Pay Financing and working with the Oakland Arena in sharing “…that the new program makes it easily affordable for businesses and individuals alike to entertain clients or treat family members to a concert or event at the Oakland Arena.” Garrett added, “Community Bank of the Bay is proud to offer yet another product specifically tailored to the interests of our local community.”

The finance application process is simple and requires just a few minutes to complete. Applications can be obtained by logging onto the Oakland Arena’s website address of www.theoaklandarena.com (click on Easy Pay Financing under the Premium Concert Seating tab), or by visiting Community Bank of the Bay’s headquarters conveniently located at 1750 Broadway in downtown Oakland. Qualified applicants are typically approved and notified in less than twenty-four hours.

Additional information regarding VIP Club Membership at the Oakland Arena may be obtained by calling Premium Seating Sales Manager Stephanie Salle at (510) 383-4627 or by emailing premiumseating@coliseum.com. To learn more about the Easy Pay Finance program or the many other quality services and programs offered by Community Bank of the Bay, please visit their website address of www.communitybankbay.com, or call Vice President and Manager of Deposit Services Chaula Pandya at (510) 433-5415.

SMG manages the Oakland Arena and Network Associates Coliseum. SMG is the world’s leading company in the private development and management of public assembly facilities, including stadiums, arenas, theatres, and exhibition/convention centers. SMG has been in the facility management business for over 28 years, currently managing 170 facilities worldwide.
Community Bank of the Bay Community Bank of the Bay is located at 1750 Broadway, on top of the 19th Street BART Station, with free parking for customers. The bank’s Web site is at www.communitybankbay.com.

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