That's not entirely true - a few San Marino teams might choose to leave, but many of the parents live close by and we're not going anywhere. San Marino High School is an awesome facility and many Surf coaches are staying there. It has been interesting with my daughter wearing several different uniforms in a relatively short period of time (Crown City, SoCal Academy, and then LA Surf in 3 successive years), but we love our coach and the facility so we're staying with LA Surf.
Also, that email sent out was strange and cryptic at best. SGV Surf and Sotilo already have facilities and coaches remaining in place (and together they had over half of the original LA Surf teams) so leaving LA Surf is really just a name change for them, but the SoCal/San Marino teams are a much different story. Field space in the SGV is very, very difficult to secure because we have several clubs (LA Surf, FC Golden State, GPS, Santa Anita FC, CZ Elite, etc) fighting for space with huge AYSO regions (13, 88, 214, etc) so it's not easy to start a new club. I was there when SoCal started and they had to operate under the Crown City umbrella because there was no other space available. Starting a new soccer club sounds like a great idea until one has to secure fields, obtain liability and work comp insurance, and create the infrastructure needed to bill out the parents, pay the coaches, etc.
We'll see what happens, but I'm not entirely sure the unnamed people behind the mysterious email know exactly what they are going to do at this time. SGV Surf and Sotilo appear to be set and ready to go it alone or as part of a new merged club. I'm not sure why Sotilo would merge with SGV Surf and the unnamed San Marino teams, but this is the world we live in it seems.