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WARRIORS WOES: TEAM TRYING TO DELAY ARENA TAKEOVER TILL '99

          Alameda County, CA, officials are "aggressively
     searching" for a manager to run the newly renovated
     Warriors' arena after the team "backed away from" its plan
     to take over operations of the facility in July, according
     to Frances Dinkelspiel of the SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS.  Deena
     McClain, attorney for the Oakland-Alameda County Joint
     Powers Authority, said that the Warriors "got cold feet over
     the deal" when it became clear that the NBA's labor troubles
     could affect the '98-99 season (S.J. MERCURY NEWS, 5/12). 
     Warriors attorney Robin Baggett said that, in addition to
     being concerned about the league's labor problems, the team
     is "also uneasy" because the Coliseum has not provided
     complete financial reports on the new arena.  Baggett: "The
     (upcoming labor negotiations) are certainly a factor, but
     it's almost like that gave us an excuse.  We haven't been
     able to get any numbers, and we have no idea what it takes
     financially to operate (the Arena)."  McClain called
     Baggett's complaints about the financial reports "a complete
     excuse on [the Warriors'] part" (OAKLAND TRIBUNE, 5/12).
          MORE WOES: In S.F., columnist Glenn Dickey writes under
     the header, "Politicians are Ruining Sports in Oakland." 
     Since politicians formed the Joint Powers Authority (JPA)
     two years ago to oversee the Oakland Coliseum and Arena,
     Dickey writes, "There is no policy, no direction, and a
     Coliseum staff that was once very efficient seems totally
     confused. ... It would be far better to dissolve the JPA and
     go back to the old system" (S.F. CHRONICLE, 5/13).

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