In the wake of an apparent accord on a land purchase by the Oakland Athletics, Mayor Sheng Thao said Wednesday night that she will cease negotiations with team leadership on the city’s Howard…
Wednesday night saying that the team has reached a binding purchase agreement on a 49-acre site near the Las Vegas Strip appears to show that time has finally run out.in a season for the first time ever, stretching back to the 1901 Philadelphia Athletics. After losing Wednesday to the Cubs, their seventh straight loss, the A’s dropped to 3-16, the worst record in baseball.
In a statement Wednesday night, the mayor said she was “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. “I am incredibly proud of what we have accomplished as a City, including securing a fully entitled site and over $375 million in new infrastructure investment that will benefit Oakland and its Port for generations to come. In a time of budget deficits, I refuse to compromise the safety and well-being of our residents. Given these realities, we are ceasing negotiations and moving forward on alternatives for the redevelopment of Howard Terminal.
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