The Wave Magazine notes that the March 11 press conference was not merely a little get-together between Oakland and Alameda County officials and Lewis Wolff. It was also staged to announce Wolff’s “personal involvement in an Alameda County ballot initiative that seeks a new (read: permanent) home for the A’s in Oaktown.” This is the [...]

According to an article on MLB.com, the vote on the A’s sale to Wolff & Co. will happen on Wednesday. Not much else new except for what appears to be a confirmation that Steve Schott will remain a limited partner in the new ownership group. There’s also another quote from Selig regarding Santa Clara County [...]

This post posits an alternative Oak-to-Ninth plan which incorporates several features in keeping with the EPP. Among the features: Most of the Fifth Avenue Marina is developed for recreational purposes, including an expansion of Estuary Park on the other side of the channel, a new public marina on the southwest end, a meadow/public park, and [...]

The Oak-to-Ninth Estuary area is a unique site. It’s one of the last undeveloped, urbanized waterfront areas on the West Coast. Because of its development potential, civic and community leaders have been keen to make sure it doesn’t become overly privatized or densely developed. In 1999, the City of Oakland and the Port of Oakland [...]

So far, only the Coliseum has been mentioned as a potential ballpark site. This may change based on economic conditions or property availability. Wolff has said other sites within the city are being considered, but did not elaborate. Site Overview: Unlike the use discussed in the HOK study, the site being considered is not the [...]

Looks like John Henry, Tom Werner, and company have come to their senses and are going to keep the Red Sox at Fenway for the forseeable future. Thankfully they didn’t go forward with the Fenway 2: Electric Boogaloo stadium concept pushed by previous owner John Harrington. They were able to get extra seats added in [...]

There’s a brief editorial in today’s Merc about how, er, pathetic the Gonzales/Stone trip to Phoenix appeared, especially after the pictures came out. Gonzales is no Oscar Goodman, though it must be said that Goodman hasn’t gotten MLB running into Sin City’s arms. Former San Jose mayor Tom McEnery gets a little more detailed about [...]

Here’s another mockup of the Coliseum lot. Should something like this come to fruition, here’s a breakdown of the potential costs 40,000-seat Ballpark – $280 million 288 800-1200 s.f. apartments/condos (blue buildings, 2nd-4th floors) – $60 million 48 900 s.f. apartments/condos overlooking ballpark (red buildings) – $10 million 130,000 s.f. retail/restaurant space (blue and pink [...]

… or at least that’s what the prevailing sentiment was before the Hegenberger Gateway project broke ground. I drove by HG over the weekend and made a few observations: It’s not a very big shopping center. Wal-Mart takes up so much space that there is precious little left for other construction. The strip that faces [...]

The informal press conference held by San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales outside Phoenix Muni today wasn’t mentioned in either the KTVU or KRON news tonight. It was mentioned (along with the always useful file footage) on KNTV. Among the new items: Gonzales plans to approach Wolff after the A’s sale is completed. He also plans [...]