A's Talks For Ballpark At Coliseum Site Could Knock Out Two Suitors

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s call for the city and Alameda County to "negotiate exclusively with the A’s on a possible new ballpark at the Coliseum would knock at least two other potential suitors for the site out of the batter’s box," according to Matier & Ross of the S.F. CHRONICLE. One suitor is Tesla, which has "sent a letter of interest." The other is real estate investor Mark Hall, who "won the rights" for a USL expansion franchise. He is "pitching a plan for a 44-acre mega-sports and recreation center on the Coliseum site that would include a stadium for his team and sports fields." He would "use Oracle Arena, which the Warriors are about to vacate, for concerts, pro lacrosse games and foosball competitions." The rest of the property "would go to the A's for their new ballpark" (S.F. CHRONICLE, 4/1). Hall said that he has "scouted other locations in the East Bay and has also considered building a soccer-specific stadium in Concord" (SFGATE.com, 3/30).