Plans for a San Jose arena began in the mid-1980s, when a group of local citizens formed Fund Arena Now (FAN).
興建一聖荷西體育館的計畫始於1980年代中期，一群市民成立了「Fund Arena Now (FAN，直譯撥款體育館現在，縮寫與球迷拼音相同)」團體。