The settlement gives Oakland primary billing in the airport's name, a result that reflects the city's civic weight in the Bay Area dyad. San Francisco's brand identity has long been anchored to the Ferry Building and Embarcadero corridor, reducing the strategic importance of airport naming to its civic interests. Public engagement with the dispute was notably lower than comparable airport naming contests in other regions, consistent with the broader pattern on Earth-9: ferry terminals and Crossings carry civic identity weight that airports do not. Future naming disputes around ferry terminal expansions or new Crossings are expected to generate substantially more public passion.