Rebecca Kaplan Oakland Councilmember On Oakland A’s Proposal To Buy Coliseum Site

Rebecca Kaplan Oakland Councilmember On Oakland A’s Proposal To Buy Coliseum Site

OAKLAND, CA (press release) – Today, the Oakland Athletics sent a letter to local political leaders expressing their interest in acquiring the Coliseum site, that is co-owned by the City of Oakland and Alameda County.

Oakland City Councilmember At-Large Rebecca Kaplan, who previously served on the Coliseum authority and advocated for the Coliseum site as the easiest, most accessible, site for future development with the Oakland A’s released the following statement in response:

“I am heartened by the interest expressed by the Oakland Athletics in the Coliseum site in Oakland. This site is already publicly-owned, and large enough to accommodate both a new ballpark and supportive development such as shops, restaurants, hotels, and more. In addition, the Coliseum site already has a BART station, easy freeway and parking access, and an already-completed Environmental Impact Report (EIR), making development of this site more cost-effective and with less time delay to completion.
With some additional steps it can truly be a compelling and welcoming site, such as by building an improved, more attractive, and larger walkway from BART into the site, and developing additional uses on the site to serve fans and provide additional functions along with ballpark development.
I appreciate the commitment of the A’s to being Rooted in Oakland, and look forward to working together toward these goals.” via IFTTT