First off, I have to admit that the title above is quite disconcerting. The preferred set of actions for a new ballpark would include siting it in close proximity to multiple modes of existing transit or at worst, future transit. Should Cisco Field get approved and built there will be challenges getting fans via public [...]

The Argus’ Linh Tat covers discussions by trustees of the Fremont Unified School Board, who want the ballpark village’s school to be larger than the 4-acre concept the A’s have been pitching: Sharing their vision for the new school for the first time, trustees agreed at Wednesday night’s board meeting that they would like 4 [...]

With all the hubbub from Ray Ratto’s and Carl Steward’s columns along with Carolyn Jones’ writeup about the Commonwealth Club speech, it may have been easy to miss the Chronicle’s editorial on both the 49ers and A’s. In assessing the A’s situation, the piece says this: Wolff is only being realistic. While the A’s have [...]

Ray Ratto has chimed in with his take on the Commonwealth Club speech/Q&A. He shared the same puzzlement I wrote about earlier regarding the Wolff’s current bargaining position (there isn’t much of one). He then went on to bring up CEQA, the statute that requires a thorough environmental review before major projects can be built [...]

Well, at least Lew Wolff isn’t entertaining the concept of a local bidding war. In what has the most definitive statement to date, Wolff reaffirmed the idea that Fremont is Plan A, there is no Plan B, and Oakland is out of the picture. Wolff’s quote from Carolyn Jones’ Chronicle article: “We don’t want to [...]

We’ve discussed at great length the where and how of the ballpark project. I’ve also covered “why” from the perspective of deficiencies at the Coliseum. The main point, which I haven’t covered in significant depth, is money. Ownership stands to make a boatloads of cash from this deal while taking on a good deal of [...]

A NY Times article (reporter Dan Reed) about Cisco Field has the rather sensationalistic headline, “Oakland’s Dream Stadium, or Traffic Nightmare?” The article only briefly mentions the traffic problem and gets a quote from long-time fan Erin Hallissy, who I assume lives in Contra Costa County: “For the loyal fans who live east of Oakland,” [...]

Fremont officials have been grumbling louder in recent weeks about the A’s delays in getting the development application in. FWIW I’m glad. They’ve expressed this frustration to any media person who asks – including me. I don’t know if it will get the app in more quickly, but it can’t hurt to put feet to [...]

Last week two new websites came online for those interested in A’s new ballpark news. First up is the A’s to Fremont Support Group. Currently the only page is a mailing list signup form for interested parties, but this is sure to expand fairly quickly. I am not involved with this particular site as I [...]

In today’s press release, Cedar Fair has thrown down the gauntlet. The theme park operator “believes that the traffic, parking and other operational problems that would be created by putting the stadium in the middle of Great America’s main parking area are insurmountable and would place the continued operation of the park at risk.”After making [...]