Oakland council votes on next Howard Terminal step
The Oakland A's received another, albeit smaller, victory toward getting a stadium built in Oakland on Tuesday night, days after the San Francisco ...
The Oakland A's received another, albeit smaller, victory toward getting a stadium built in Oakland on Tuesday night, days after the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission voted 23-2 to remove port designation from the Howard Terminals site. The Oakland City Council voted against putting an advisory vote regarding Howard Terminal on the November ballot by a vote of 4-2, with one abstention by Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan. "The Oakland City Council has provided clear direction in our negotiations with the A's: Oakland taxpayers will be protected from the costs of the ballpark and associated development.