Oakland City Council Approves Roadmap for Contested Oakland A’s Ballpark Plan
Oakland adopted a roadmap for a 35,000-seat stadium and multi-use development despite complaints that the Oakland A’s are not paying their fair share for affordable housing and infrastructure improvements.
West Oakland resident Melody Davis stood on the steps of Oakland City Hall to protest the city’s decision to move forward with a plan to build a new waterfront ballpark for the Oakland A’s. (Photo by Nicholas Iovino for Courthouse News)
OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) Under threat of another professional sports team moving to Las Vegas, the Oakland City Council on Tuesday approved a roadmap for building a $1 billion Oakland Athletics ballpark near the Port of Oakland, despite staunch opposition from some residents and labor groups.
Athletics not happy with ballpark proposal pushed by Oakland
Field Level Media
21 Jul 2021, 08:40 GMT+10
While the Oakland City Council voted Tuesday to move forward on its proposed waterfront ballpark, the Oakland Athletics aren t the least bit sold on the project.
The Athletics announced on May 11 that they would look into relocating the team and that seems to still be the case after team president Dave Kaval said the city s proposal is not an effective path forward.
Kaval s sentiment didn t prevent the city council from voting 6-1 in favor of its non-binding term sheet on the project.
The trio of Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf, City Council president Nikki Fortunato Bas and vice mayor Rebecca Kaplan termed the vote as a milestone in our mission to keep the A s rooted in Oakland and build a world-class waterfront ballpark district that will benefit the community for generations to come.
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Olson homers, Kaprielian dominates as A s blank Angels 6-0
By BEN ROSS Associated Press July 20, 2021 6:35pm Text size Copy shortlink:
OAKLAND, Calif. Matt Olson homered for the second straight game, James Kaprielian tossed six scoreless innings and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-0 on Tuesday to sweep a two-game series.
Kaprielian (5-3) scattered five hits and two walks, striking out seven. The rookie right-hander lowered his ERA to 2.65. I think we did a good job of staying in attack mode, Kaprielian said. I believe in the guys who are behind me, I believe in the guy who s behind the dish and I believe in my stuff. So, for me, it s about executing pitches.
Oakland City Council vote on path forward for new A s stadium, unclear if team will agree to terms
By Allie Rasmus , KTVU staff and Andre Torrez
Published
Oakland City Council approves A s term sheet after tense negotiations
The Oakland City Council on Tuesday approved preliminary terms for a new $12 billion waterfront ballpark project for the Athletics, but it’s unclear if the vote will be enough to keep the baseball team at the negotiating table instead of leaving.
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland City Council voted Tuesday for a framework on how to build and fund a major development project that includes a waterfront baseball stadium for the Oakland A s.