Oakland City Council drops Coliseum lawsuit

Nov 14 2019 by Athletics Nation

 
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The city finally pulled the plug on its ill-conceived lawsuit.

After a head-scratching six weeks, the city of Oakland finally, mercifully dropped its lawsuit to block the purchase by the A’s of a partial interest in the Coliseum complex from Alameda County.

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and A’s President Dave Kaval both indicated that they are making progress in negotiations on a deal for the Coliseum site.

It remains unclear why the...

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