Scott McKibben COLISEUM AUTHORITY | Former newspaper publisher Scott McKibben wanted a bit more to fill the long-vacant executive director position at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority, but he’ll settle for an annual salary of $250,000. McKibben, who led the… Read More ›
O.co Coliseum when the football and baseball seasons overlap. COLISEUM AUTHORITY | In February, Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis said he had no desire to sign another one-year lease extension to play at the aging O.co Coliseum. The inference was… Read More ›
Team photo: Alameda County and Oakland official at a press conferences along with Athletics co-owner Lew Wolff. COLISEUM AUTHORITY | Oakland A’s co-owner Lew Wolff said team officials met last Monday with an architect regarding a potential ballpark at the… Read More ›
ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPES | The only thing that now stands in the way of the Oakland Athletics playing the next three seasons at O.co Coliseum is baseball Commissioner Bud Selig’s signature. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on… Read More ›
Following approval by the Coliseum JPA, Oakland City Council, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors meet July 29 for a vote. OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | COLISEUM | The A’s Coliseum lease extension is rounding third and heading for home Wednesday… Read More ›
Bryan Parker says he still prefers a waterfront ballpark for the A’s OAKLAND | MAYOR | Oakland mayoral candidate Bryan Parker is urging the City Council to approve the contentious 10-year A’s lease deal and not play a “high-stakes game… Read More ›
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | There remains no clear gauge for how the Oakland City Council may react to the proposed 10-year lease approved last week by the Coliseum Joint Powers Authority allowing the A’s to continue playing at O.co Coliseum…. Read More ›
Oakland Councilmember Noel Gallo listens to a public speaker at Friday’s Coliseum Joint Powers Authority meeting to approve a 10-year lease for the A’s. PHOTO/Steven Tavares COLISEUM AUTHORITY | Following a strongly-worded letter sent late Wednesday from Oakland Athletics co-owner… Read More ›
CONGRESS | 15TH DISTRICT | On May 1, Rep. Eric Swalwell made a strategic vote in Congress. That day he and South Bay Rep. Zoe Lofgren, were the only members of the Bay Area Democratic caucus to vote for a… Read More ›
CONGRESS | 13TH DISTRICT | Sixty-three members of the U.S. House of Representatives use a portion of their congressional office budget to lease personal cars and Oakland Rep. Barbara Lee is one of them. The expenditure is not illegal, but… Read More ›
February 2013 EBC headline following Mayor Quan’s State of the City address. OAKLAND | ANALYSIS | Last February, Assistant City Administrator Fred Blackwell spoke to a group of rabid East Bay sports fans at a Mexican restaurant in Oakland. With a margarita… Read More ›
COLISEUM AUTHORITY | The Athletics and Raiders have a home in Oakland, at least, for the next few years. The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority approved a two-year lease Monday for the Athletics, along with a one-year extension of its current… Read More ›
COLISEUM AUTHORITY//RAIDERS | The Raiders and the National Football League said lagging corporate support in the East Bay is hampering the team’s bottom line. So, the Coliseum Joint Powers Authority (JPA) led by Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley moved to fill… Read More ›
OAKLAND | Oakland city officials had tough talk for Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff Monday night accusing him of manipulating the media and virtually ignoring talks with the city over a new stadium. “Lew Wolff won’t talk to us,” said… Read More ›
