Fishhead spotted in Oakland negotiating his best case for Vegas
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A's fans fear losing 3rd Oakland team, say 'we'd be the laughing stock of the nation'
Former A's player and Oakland native Bip Roberts says the council and the team need to come to an agreement here, for the city's sake.
"We just can't afford to lose another franchise! You know we would be the laughing stock of the nation. You had the A's, you had the Raiders, and now you have nothing," says Roberts.
They had the Warriors though they were never called 'Oakland'Comment -
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'Billionaire looting the city'
Locals turn ire toward Athletics as Oakland lays out terms for new ballpark
Tuesday’s action – which included several hours of public comment that came out strongly against the club's original terms – instead was a chance for the council and citizens to push back against the strong-arm tactics of the franchise and Major League Baseball, which insisted the A’s will relocate if its terms are not met.
The city’s lack of affordable housing and its multitudes of unhoused residents would hardly be addressed by a $12 billion project for a ballclub.
“West Oakland has been devastated,” resident William Chorneau said before the vote. “All my neighbors have been pushed out. The stadium will bring about more traffic, more gentrification and more pollution.”
A Port employee identified as A. Wright said, “This is a billionaire looting the city. Put this on the ballot, and it would lose.”
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