The never ending quest for a proper home for the Oakland Athletics.
Oct 26, 2021 • 78 tweets • 44 min read
We're finally here. Sup Valle intros the item, says 3 constituent mayors support non-binding resolution to further evaluation. #alcomtg#HowardTerminal
Speakers lined up. Valle still speaking, says HT is worth exploring. Would feel most comfortable if A's paid for study (whatever that is). #alcomtg#HowardTerminal
Sep 8, 2021 • 20 tweets • 7 min read
Currently observing the Zoom meeting of Oakland’s Design Review Committee for #HowardTerminal. 1/X us06web.zoom.us/j/86827037963#…
Curiously, the ballpark itself won’t be a focus of this DRC meeting. The ancillary development is mostly for building heights and street layout. #HowardTerminal 2/X
Speaker Melody Davis: “2 minutes isn’t long enough, we need a day retreat” to talk about the #HowardTerminal project. #oakmtg
Spkr Patricia Lamborn goes over the sordid history of the #HowardTerminal site and says the Draft EIR does not properly address the site’s issues. #oakmtg
Jul 7, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
CM Kalb is laying down the ground rules for today’s #oakmtg - A’s present, then City staff, then public comments. #HowardTerminal
By popular request, #oakmtg is leading off with a separate public comments period, then the presos. 35+ comments #HowardTerminal
The odd thing about the WNBA & the Bay Area is that you’d think there would already be a team with the region’s success in supporting the sport, sizable fanbase, etc. Joe Lacob even was the final owner of the San Jose Lasers before it and the ABL folded. 1/x
With Lacob there should’ve been a team by now, right? Well, I suspect this is where the long-running lease dispute between Dubs ownership and the Oakland Coliseum JPA comes in. With that being litigated for years, any promise of a WNBA team must been taken off the table. 2/x
