Oakland Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney, center, speaking at Thursday’s Coliseum JPA meeting at Oracle Arena. COLISEUM JPAOakland and Alameda County representatives on the Oakland Coliseum Joint Powers Authority showed keen interest Thursday for revisiting the idea of the county selling… Read More ›
THINGS I THINK1➤I think Rep. Eric Swalwell is the greatest salesman in America. Over the past two years or more absolutely nobody, except for fellow Golden State Rep. Adam Schiff, has leveraged cable news and social media better to raise… Read More ›
OAKLANDOakland Mayor Libby Schaaf won’t stand for President Donald Trump attacking her city, and for good measure, its native son, Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch. At Sunday’s game in Mexico City, Lynch chose to sit during the National Anthem,… Read More ›
Godfather Griz, representing Forever Oakland, addresses the Coliseum JPA Friday morning at Oracle Arena in Oakland. OAKLAND COLISEUM JPAWhile some Coliseum Joint Powers Authority commissioners appeared less than enthused about a fan base seemingly grasping again at a long-gone straw… Read More ›
OAKLANDA grassroots collection of Raiders fan groups believe they have a legal grounds for keeping the NFL franchise in Oakland, and the investor group headed by football great Ronnie Lott still believes a football stadium can be built in Oakland,… Read More ›
The NFL announced approval Monday for the Raiders relocation to Las Vegas. The team is scheduled to play in Oakland through 2018. OAKLANDRaise a banner from the rafters at Oakland City Hall! By refusing to acquiesce to the threats of… Read More ›
Oakland Raiders fan displays his displeasure with the team’s intention of moving to Vegas. OAKLANDWith the clock admittedly winding down, Mayor Libby Schaaf launched a passionate, sometimes defiant effort Saturday to keep the Raiders in Oakland. NFL Owners could possibly… Read More ›
The Oakland Raiders filed relocation papers Thursday with the NFL to move the franchise to Las Vegas. OAKLAND | On the day the Oakland Raiders filed relocation papers to move the franchise to Las Vegas–the team’s second attempt in as… Read More ›
NFL Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott addressing the Alameda County Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning in Oakland. ALCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS |The Alameda County Board of Supervisors agreed to signing a term sheet with a group led by Hall of… Read More ›
OAKLAND | STADIUM |In what is likely the last chance to keep the Raiders in Oakland, both the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and the Oakland City Council will vote Tuesday on a proposed term sheet to build a $1.3… Read More ›
RAIDERS | The notion of the Las Vegas Raiders gain a few yards toward the goal line Tuesday night. The Nevada state Senate approved tax legislation that includes financing for a new $1.9 billion stadium that one day might house… Read More ›
Raiders ownership reportedly told NFL execs that East Bay officials reneged on promises. OAKLAND | With the hopes of Raiders ownership flagging over the possibility NFL owners will approve their relocation bid to Los Angeles this week comes a report… Read More ›
Report says A’s owners are looking at other sites in Oakland. Could Howard Terminal be on the list? OAKLAND | STADIUMS | In a lengthy statement released Friday afternoon, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf pushed back against a news report suggesting… Read More ›
View of O.co Coliseum from the parking lot. OAKLAND | Under the NFL’s bylaws, franchises that want to relocate to another city must first allow fans to have their voices heard. The practice of the NFL, however, when it comes… Read More ›
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf delivers her first state of the city Wednesday night at the City Council chambers. OAKLAND | STATE OF THE CITY | Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf entered the City Council chambers for her first State of the… Read More ›
OAKLAND/Oct. 27-28Open house at City Hall; sparse committee schedule STATE OF THE CITY Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf will give a 2015 State of the City address (starts at 5:45 p.m.) as part of a City Hall Open House that begins… Read More ›
Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley says he believes the NFL is playing cities against each other. RAIDERS | Alameda County Supervisor Nate told a Southern California radio station Thursday that he is skeptical Oakland can hold on to the Raiders…. Read More ›
OAKLAND COLISEUM | Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley has recently pushed a proposal to save taxpayers’ money by renovating O.co Coliseum as a football-only facility instead of constructing a new stadium likely to cost more than $1 billion. Getting the… Read More ›
The Coliseum, before the first renovation of the stadium in 1996. COLISEUM AUTHORITY | Over the past few weeks, Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley has been quietly pushing with more frequency the idea Oakland and county officials should renovate the… Read More ›
COLISEUM AUTHORITY | The morning after the Oakland Raiders unveiled a surprise joint proposal with the San Diego Chargers to build a stadium in Southern California, the Oakland Coliseum Joint Powers Authority (JPA) postponed a decision to approve a one-year… Read More ›
Rep. Mike Honda’s bill hopes to stare down the NFL franchise into changing its name. CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT | On the gridiron, the Washington Redskins’ defense was porous last season. South Bay Rep. Mike Honda is hoping to exploit… Read More ›
RAIDERS | It’s not like anybody anywhere believes San Antonio is a legitimate option for the Oakland Raiders, but the likelihood the entire story was a ruse received some sunshine Sunday in the San Antonio Express-News. An NFL consultant told… Read More ›
Rep. Mike Honda CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT | Rep. Mike Honda said he was “shocked and saddened” by the handling of a number of football players accused of domestic violence against by the National Football League and Commissioner Roger Goodell… Read More ›
Rep. Eric Swalwell: 49ers fan. CONGRESS | 15TH DISTRICT | The 113th Congress is the least productive in American history. Instead of passing meaningful legislation, what exactly are they doing in Washington? Apparently, they are placing football bets with each… Read More ›
CONGRESS//17TH DISTRICT | If Ro Khanna played in the NFL, he would undoubtedly be a placekicker. Nonetheless, Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott acted as both Vince Lombardi and political Nostradamus Nate Silver during a rousing pep talk at a fundraiser for Khanna’s run at Rep. Mike… Read More ›
Rashid Al Malik COLISEUM CITY | A report in the San Francisco Chronicle Wednesday says National Football League officials “rolled their eyes” when asked about the proposed Coliseum City development. However, sources who attended the meeting last month between Coliseum Authority… Read More ›
A’s co-owner Lew Wolff OAKLAND | Was A’s co-owner Lew Wolff being positively flippant today about a downtown ballpark for the team in Oakland or is the recent spate of trash talk against the aging Coliseum a new strategy to pressure Oakland and… Read More ›
OAKLAND COLISEUM AUTHORITY | Two preliminary studies — one by the City of Oakland and Alameda County, and one by the Oakland Raiders — say the feasibility of a new stadium in Oakland for the football team would be hampered… Read More ›
OAKLAND COLISEUM AUTHORITY | Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley checked his email last Sunday and found a message alerting him of a sewage leak in the player’s locker room at O.co Coliseum. Miley, also the chair of the joint powers authority… Read More ›
If the fans don’t hurt you, the Chili Mac Hot Dog will. OAKLAND COLISEUM AUTHORITY//NOTES | Sylvia Lloyd says fan behavior at Oakland Raiders games is getting out of hand and the stadium’s concession vendor, Aramark, doesn’t have their backs…. Read More ›
