Oakland details A's relationship, Las Vegas & Howard Terminal Status
Read the document: https://www.oaklandca.gov/resources/w... On April 19, 2023, the A’s announced a “binding” agreement to purchase a 49-acre site for a new ballpark and ancillary development west of the Las Vegas Strip from Red Rock Resorts. In a Las Vegas Review-Journal article published on the evening of April 19, A’s team president Dave Kaval stated, “For a while we were on parallel paths (with Oakland), but we have turned our attention to Las Vegas to get a deal here for the A’s and find a long-term home.” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred concurred, stating, “We support the A’s turning their focus on Las Vegas”. The announcement came in the midst of a period of intense negotiations between the City and A’s, facilitated by a mediator selected by mutual agreement of the City and A’s following an in-person meeting of City leadership and A’s ownership shortly after Mayor Sheng Thao took office in early 2023. In response to the A’s announcement, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao directed staff to cease negotiations with the A’s, stating “I am deeply disappointed that the A’s have chosen not to negotiate with the City of Oakland as a true partner, in a way that respects the long relationship between the fans, the City and the team. The City has gone above and beyond in our attempts to arrive at mutually beneficial terms to keep the A’s in Oakland. In the last three months, we’ve made significant strides to close the deal. Yet, it is clear to me that the A’s have no intention of staying in Oakland and have simply been using this process to try to extract a better deal out of Las Vegas. I am not interested in continuing to play that game — the fans and our residents deserve better.” MY AVIATION CHANNEL ✈️ http://brodie.bz/Aviation HOME STUDIO PRO 🎥 http://brodie.bz/Production 📺 Subscribe ➡️ http://brodie.bz/YouTube 📸 Instagram ➡️ http://brodie.bz/IG 📰 Features ➡️ http://brodie.bz/Read 🎧 Podcast ➡️ http://brodie.bz/Apple ✳️ Spotify ➡️ http://brodie.bz/Spotify 🐦 Twitter ➡️ http://brodie.bz/TW 👍 Facebook ➡️ http://brodie.bz/FB #mlb #baseball #oakland
