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sports2 years ago

Oakland A's Consider Las Vegas Move Amidst Controversy and Uncertainty

The Oakland Athletics ruled out the Coliseum as a potential site for their new ballpark in order to aid their efforts to relocate to Las Vegas. The team's relocation application with Major League Baseball pertains to the city of Oakland as a whole, not just their current ballpark, so they need to convince three-quarters of MLB owners that Oakland is not a viable location for the team. A's owner John Fisher believed that the Coliseum site did not offer the proper foundation for the ballpark concept they envisioned, stating that a great and successful ballpark is necessary for the team's competitiveness and revenue goals. The A's current lease at the Coliseum runs through the end of the 2024 MLB season.

via NBC Sports Bay Area|
#coliseum#howard-terminal#las-vegas
sports2 years ago

Oakland A's Las Vegas move uncertain due to public funding challenges.

The Oakland A's are facing additional funding problems as they seek to move to Las Vegas, with Nevada lawmakers only willing to contribute $195 million for a new stadium, not the $395 million the A's are seeking. The clock is ticking to approve a funding package, with just 20 days left in the Nevada legislative session. Meanwhile, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is still hopeful the A's will remain in Oakland, but it would take two years of construction before the Howard Terminal site would be ready to play ball.

via KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco|
#howard-terminal#las-vegas#nevada-legislature
sports2 years ago

Oakland A's make controversial move to Las Vegas.

The Oakland A's have signed a binding agreement to purchase land near the Las Vegas Strip, pending legislation being passed. The move blindsided Oakland city officials who were in the middle of a multi-day negotiation summit with the team. The A's and Oakland had agreed to keep details private, but the Las Vegas agreement upended the plans. Oakland's stance is that they want to keep the A's and build at Howard Terminal, but it would take legislation failing in Las Vegas and the team being put up for sale for a new ownership group to step in and buy the team.

via KGO-TV|
#howard-terminal#las-vegas#mlb
sports2 years ago

Oakland and A's win legal battle for new ballpark.

The First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco ruled that Oakland's environmental review of the A's multi-billion dollar baseball stadium project and surrounding development was sufficient, dealing a major win for the city and the team. The ruling comes after a coalition of port workers, truckers and cargo terminal operators filed a lawsuit last April, arguing that the city did not adequately study the adverse impacts of the project. The decision is a significant victory for the city and the team, which is in negotiations to build a $1 billion, privately financed 35,000-seat waterfront ballpark at Howard Terminal.

via San Francisco Chronicle|
#baseball-stadium#environmental-review#howard-terminal