| Athletics Nation The A’s wasted no time, trading 3B/1B/DH Ryon Healy to the Seattle Mariners in the first major deal of the offseason. In return, the A’s received reliever Emilio Pagan and 17-year-old shortstop Alexander Campos. It’s pretty tough to project 17-year-olds. Emilio Pagan has a new teamShelby Star |
| KTVU San Francisco They have met with Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, who offered to help set up a meeting with large donors. Vital Arts is focused on long-term projects that will take years to get off the ground. The organization is starting by selecting smaller pilot … |
| Curbed SF “Our goal is to create the best ballpark experience for our fans, players, and community,” said Oakland A’s President Dave Kaval in a written statement. “It is critical for our ballpark to truly integrate into the fabric of Oakland.” While the concrete … |
| Ventura County Star California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks Saturday at a global climate meeting in Bonn, Germany. Brown’s and Michael Bloomberg’s “America’s Pledge” campaign works to compile and tally the climate actions of states, cities, colleges, businesses, and other … |
| Call to the Pen The Oakland Athletics can keep Khris Davis or they can trade him away, he’s not going to hit free agency until 2020. Wednesday they made a move that means Davis is very likely in Oakland for – well, maybe not the long-haul – but a longer amount of time … |
| Sacramento Bee “The recent report by the Judicial Council is nothing but a clever subterfuge to cast blame for the courts’ problems on the California bail industry,” Albert W. Ramirez, general counsel for the Golden State Bail Agents, said in a statement. “If the … |
| Call to the Pen The Oakland Athletics always looked for an edge during their run of success in the 1970s. One of those attempts involved world class sprinter Herb Washington, who was born on this day in 1951. Of all the faults that Oakland Athletics owner Charlie … |
| San Francisco Chronicle Unlike Oakland Coliseum, surrounded by parking and asphalt, the new ballpark would be an integral part of the surrounding urban landscapes, the A’s say. Chinatown is a short walk away, as is the Jack London waterfront. Lake Merritt has become an … |
