Mark your calendars for:

May 1, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Peralta Elementary School

City Council President Jane Brunner is hosting a community meeting regarding keeping the A’s in Oakland on May 1st at Peralta Elementary School. Members of the Oakland Community are welcome to attended in what should be a good discussion on what has been going on so far and what is to happen next

Scheduled to Appear:
Oakland Planning Commissioner Doug Boxer will be discussing fan support and an economic study

Oakland Community and Economic Development Chair Eric Angstadt will be discussing site options and the next steps.

If you care about the process of Keeping the Team in town your are more than welcome to attend!

We’re planning to be at the meeting, though it will conflict with A’s @ Jays @ 10 AM, Rogers Centre.

More information can be found in Brunner’s quarterly newsletter and on the Facebook event page. There’s a personal side to her pursuit:

Why I Support the A’s

People ask me why I am such a strong supporter of the A’s. One reason is a personal story. When I was raising my son and daughter, my son was the sports fan in the family. He liked to watch baseball and introduced me into the world of the A’s. We went to hundreds of games over the years and I learned to love baseball. It was our time together.

Now my son is grown up with his own family on the way and we have baseball to thank for bringing us closer together.

You know how President Obama eventually sold the health care plan in part by highlighting personal stories and anecdotes? Well, keeping the A’s in Oakland will require a similar appeal. Baseball is heavily nostalgic, more so than any of the other major sports. I felt it driving home from work tonight when Roy Steele visited the radio booth. There’s some of that nostalgia spread out among the Oakland supporter sites, but there may be something to having a unified place for all of it.