Oakland A's Propose $12 Billion Ballpark Project; Vow to Privately Finance Stadium

[crazy amy b]

Originally Posted by wanderer34

It's a nice rendering, but I have to believe it to see it. In other words, I believe there's a slim chance that this proposal gets built, even as the Oakland A's claim they want to build the stadium and the towers. As many of us who are familiar with CA knows, the state doesn't fund stadiums unlike other states, meaning that sports teams based in CA either have to fund it themselves or they have to go into a private partnership. There's really no kind of money in Oakland like that unless you're going to talk to one of the Silicon Valley moguls and even them, it's just a slim to none chance that the A's stay in Oakland. I can see the A's moving to Las Vegas, Portland, or even San Antonio before I believe that a new stadium gets constructed in Oakland.

Highly uninformed take.

The A's are in the process of purchasing the entire Coliseum site. When this plan falls through, they'll simply rebuild the Coliseum and redevelop the parking lots. Leaving Oakland makes zero sense.