San Jose Sports Authority Chair and ABL co-Founder Anne
Cribbs was named Exec Dir of the Bay Area's bid to host the
2012 Summer Games, according to Edward Epstein of the S.F.
CHRONICLE. Cribbs will "be responsible" for formulating the
group's entire bid report for the Games. She will also help
"raise some" $2M to pay for the bid (S.F. CHRONICLE, 5/7).
OLYMPIC NOTES: The Dallas 2012 bid committee "kicked
off a massive membership drive with an extravaganza" at Fair
Park in Dallas last night. Organizers estimated the crowd
at 3,500 for the event, which "marks the start" of the
Dallas 2012 membership drive (DALLAS MORNING NEWS,
5/7)....The SLOC signed four new licensees, the first ones
since September '98. The four deals will mean "a minimum"
of $1M for the SLOC. UT-based Great Mountain will sell golf
accessories, calendars, postcards, cards, magnets and other
novelties; UT-based Symbol Arts will sell rings, jewelry,
badges and medallions; CA-based Andazia Int'l will sell
women's clothing and NY-based Excelled Sheepskin and Leather
Coat Corp. will sell leather coats (DESERET NEWS, 5/6).
