While I would just as soon prefer the A’s saga not get played out so publicly in the media, it makes sense for members of the ownership group to circle the wagons when they get attacked. And so minority partner Guy Saperstein wrote into the Trib with a strongly worded rebuttal of City Attorney John [...]

Matier and Ross report that there may be three locations presented by the Oakland Stadium Task Force. One is the Coliseum parking lot option, the other two unclear, though M&R are pointing to Howard Terminal and Oak-to-Ninth. Yes, this is all familiar territory. Quick refresher: Howard Terminal (aerial view) was reopened in 2004, with shipping [...]

Years ago, when the High Speed Rail project was only slightly more than a pipe dream, I had a dream of my own. It involved a few friends and me going on a quick weekend trip on HSR. We’d pack light, walk from my house, and board an HSR train on a Friday afternoon. Three [...]

It’s a development that doesn’t really make a difference in putting a ballpark plan together. Still, civic leaders and pols pushing for a ballpark will undoubtedly point to San Jose’s newly minted seven-figure population. Kevin Starr, a professor of history at the University of Southern California and a former state librarian, said 1 million people [...]