A youth movement left the Athletics with the most losses since moving to Oakland in 1968, and things aren’t likely to change for the foreseeable future.
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Schools Over Stadiums said it is being sued over a referendum petition to stop public funds from going toward an Oakland A’s ballpark.
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s office said it would consider allowing the Athletics to extend their lease at the Coliseum beyond 2024 if MLB grants certain concessions.
Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher gave an exclusive interview to the Review-Journal’s Mick Akers on Tuesday about his team’s planned move to Las Vegas.
In an exclusive interview, A’s owner John Fisher breaks his long silence on what went wrong in Oakland and why the team’s future is in Las Vegas.
Team owner John Fisher writes about his commitment to building an intimate ballpark and a roster that can bring a championship to Southern Nevada.
The company that operates the Tropicana hotel-casino is working on two other big projects and waiting for a Major League Baseball relocation vote.
As the concept design phase of the Oakland Athletics’ planned $1.5 billion Las Vegas ballpark begins, two firms are competing to get the job as they consider roof options.
If the A’s model their plan after the NFL’s Raiders and NHL’s Golden Knights, they should have no problem filling the seats, according to Alan Hoffman, partner at Winston and Strawn.
Although Senate Bill 1 could provide the Oakland Athletics up to $380 million toward constructing a planned $1.5 billion Las Vegas ballpark, it is unlikely the team uses that full amount.
The NSEA said it formed a political action committee, “Schools Over Stadiums,” to oppose public funding for the proposed baseball stadium.
The governor’s signature on the legislation ends a lengthy process in which the A’s sought to move from their longtime home in the Bay Area.
The redevelopment of the Tropicana property is long overdue, said Bally’s Corp. chairman Soo Kim. The company is eager to get that underway as soon as possible.
A bill to provide $380 million in public funding for a new baseball stadium in Las Vegas that will play host to the Oakland A’s was approved by the Nevada Legislature.
The Nevada Assembly is set to hold an “informational hearing” on a $380 million public funding package for a proposed Las Vegas baseball stadium to house the Oakland A’s.