How many people live in the Bay Area? How much annual income exists in the Bay area? What is the total amount of money spent on social services in the Bar Area? How much is spend on a sports stadium? $131 Million is a paltry sum of money. It isn't a dent on any of those numbers.
I used to live in Oakland. It ought to be embarassing that one of the prettiest locations in the center of one of the wealthiest areas of the country still suffers from Urban blight. Given Oakland's centrality to tranportation and industry it ought to have become a crown jewel. This location on Grand Avenue is a fabulous location and building a cathedral to inspire a sense of the wonder of God is to be commended.
Not THIS Cathedral.