There's still hope! The Athletics future in Oakland is still alive after Nevada lawmakers adjourned for the weekend without voting on the Las Vegas stadium proposal.
Democratic Senator Rochelle Nguyen was visibly frustrated as she recounted a previous hearing for the bill and the concerns about what many called a lack of public benefits from the plan. She questioned why the state Senate would consider stadium funding while initiatives for summer school and paid family leave were vetoed by the governor due to their cost.
The public funding would mainly come from $180 million in transferable tax credits and $120 million in county bonds. Backers have pledged that the creation of a special tax district around the proposed stadium would generate enough money to pay off those bonds and interest. The plan would not directly raise taxes.
But Jeremy Aguero, an economist and founder of Applied Analysis, a data research firm partnering with the A's, has long said that Las Vegas' tourism-based market would suit a baseball team better than any other city.
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