The Golden State Warriors rarely throw up an air ball, but they did Monday after an arbitrator ruled the team must continue paying its $40 million share of the Oracle Arena bond debt. Warriors owners had argued they were no… Read More ›
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Kaplan to Warriors: Don’t hang a loss on county taxpayers
Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan is a former Coliseum JPA member. OAKLAND CITY COUNCILOakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan is attempting a full-court press against the Golden State Warriors and the team’s resistance toward repaying their $40 million share of existing Oracle Arena… Read More ›
2017 Year in East Bay Politics: Sports franchises and elected officials strike out
2017 YEAR IN EAST BAY POLITICSThe Oakland Raiders are gone for Las Vegas. But, wait, they’re still in town for another 2-3 years? So you’re saying there’s a chance? Probably not, but with the Warriors’ new arena in San Francisco… Read More ›
Alameda County supervisors begin talks Tuesday to sell its half of Coliseum to Oakland
ALAMEDA COUNTYAlameda County officials are moving quickly toward a potential sale of its portion of the Coliseum complex to the City of Oakland. Alameda County Administrator Susan Muranishi will recommend at next Tuesday morning’s Board of Supervisors meeting that the… Read More ›
Alameda County rekindles idea of selling its share of Coliseum property to Oakland
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 ›
NBA champs or chumps? Warriors want to leave their portion of $40 million arena debt on the court
COLISEUM JPA A disagreement over the Golden State Warriors’ obligation to pay a previously agreed portion of Oracle Arena’s reconstruction debt has simmered in public for three years, or since the team expressed interest in moving to San Francisco. Now,… Read More ›
After colleague’s long-winded Warriors speech two years ago, Wilma Chan keeps it short
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and MC Hammer at the Warriors victory parade Thursday. ALAMEDA COUNTYOn a similar sun-swept afternoon in Oakland two years ago, Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty stepped to the lectern and addressed an estimated 1 million Warriors… Read More ›
East Bay pols celebrate the Warriors NBA Finals victory
WARRIORSThe Golden State Warriors’ second NBA title in three years means the Larry O’Brien Trophy is coming back to Oakland. The city’s victory parade is scheduled for Thursday, 10 a..m. In the meantime, with the Warriors being the only professional… Read More ›
EBC AGENDA — April 28-May 4 — OAKLAND budget talks – Election Day in HAYWARD – FREMONT pores over district maps – RIP Daylight Savings?
THE WEEK OF APRIL 28-MAY 4Quite overlooked, but nonetheless breathtaking, is the Fremont City Council’s move toward district-based elections and its expansion from five to seven members. Of course, the City Council isn’t making wholesale changes on their own volition…. Read More ›
Warriors agree to 2-year lease extension, with options, to play at Oracle Arena
The Warriors will continue paying $7.5 million a year in debt service on Oracle Arena. OAKLAND COLISEUMThe Golden State Warriors are set to sign a two-year lease extension to play in Oracle Arena that will ease the transition to the… Read More ›
With Raiders departure, Oakland once again sticks it to ‘The Man’
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 ›
Warriors aversion to paying Oracle Arena debt is unchanged
Alameda County supervisors posing with the Warriors NBA championship trophy in 2015. ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORSLast month, the Golden State Warriors broke ground on a new waterfront arena in San Francisco. But before they make the move across the… Read More ›
San Leandro offers moral support for keeping East Bay teams in Oakland
A large number of Coliseum workers reside in San Leandro and Hayward. Resolution says city has economic interests for keeping teamsSAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL | City Manager Chris Zapata has experience with the type of ongoing turmoil Oakland and Alameda… Read More ›
City Hall Insider: council agenda notes from around the East Bay, June 22-24
OAKLAND/June 22, 5 p.m.City Council presents its own budget; housing report MCELHNAEY BUDGET PROPOSAL Council President Lynette Gibson McElhaney’s budget proposal released June 19 adds to the mayor’s plan focusing on public safety, jobs and infrastructure. Within the council proposal… Read More ›
Alameda County supervisor attended NBA Finals game; read his mail, instead
Not a big fan of basketball: Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson used the county’s box at Oracle Sunday to read his mail during the NBA Finals. THE WORDAt what would be the Golden State Warriors’ penultimate victory before Tuesday night’s NBA championship… Read More ›
Oakland City Council moves the ball forward; approves Coliseum City EIR
Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan last week with caps representing the two of the city’s sports franchises PHOTO/Kaplan OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | The land at the current Coliseum complex just became fertile ground for possible news homes somewhere down the line,… Read More ›
Bonta, Wieckowski said aloha to notorious special interests junket
Twenty-five state lawmakers, including Bonta and Wieckowski, attended the expense-paid junket in Maui last November. LEGISLATURE | Oakland Assemblymember Rob Bonta and East Bay State Sen. Bob Wieckowski both received a special interests-funded junket in Maui last November totaling around… Read More ›
County Supervisor Says Raiders May Seek Coliseum Lease Extension in the Fall
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 ›
Joe Lacob: A Sterling Example of the Rich Stealing from the Poor in Alameda County
The amount of outstanding debt Warriors owner Joe Lacob owes Alameda County is almost the same as its fiscal budget shortfall. ALAMEDA COUNTY | BUDGET | Starting next week, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors will begin deliberations on a… Read More ›
Three Ballpark Questions for Signature Development CEO Michael Ghielmetti
Michael Ghielmetti, one of the identified members of a local group hoping to build a waterfront ballpark at Howard Terminal. OAKLAND | HOWARD TERMINAL | Following the Port of Oakland’s approval Mar. 27 of an exclusive negotiating agreement (ENA) with… Read More ›
Port Begins Talks with Oakland Waterfront Ballpark Group; Option for Warriors Included in ENA
Howard Terminal is big enough for two sports venues and could be an option for the Warriors. PORT OF OAKLAND | HOWARD TERMINAL | The Port of Oakland and a group of local business leaders hoping to build a new… Read More ›
An Ending to Oakland’s Stadium Issues May Hinder Quan’s Mayoral Challengers
ELECTION 2014 | OAKLAND | MAYOR | When it comes to Oakland sports, Mayor Jean Quan has a lot to crow about. While she’s not exactly tooting her own praises in a manner reminiscent of, say, Richard Sherman, she’s saying… Read More ›
Warriors Owners Interested In Buying The A’s; Building Downtown Ballpark
Warriors owner Joe Lacob OAKLAND | BALLPARK | The Oakland business leaders who are pushing the effort to build a new home for the A’s on the city’s waterfront apparently are not the deep-pocketed investors behind the plan to build… Read More ›
Quan Says Oakland Has Ballpark Design That Sidesteps Regulatory Issues At Howard Terminal
OAKLAND | BALLPARK | Oakland Mayor Jean Quan says the city will soon reveal a site design for a ballpark at Howard Terminal that will allow it to skip some regulatory hurdles. While addressing the Save Oakland Sports group at Ricky’s Sports Theatre… Read More ›
Reid Hints A’s Ownership Is Showing Renewed Interest In Oakland
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL | To quote a famous line from the movie Moneyball, “What is happening in Oakland?” Three weeks ago, Oakland Councilmember Larry Reid voiced reservations over the state of sports in his city. At a Coliseum Joint Powers… Read More ›
Coliseum City Developers Seek One-Year Extension Of Negotiating Agreement
Coliseum City will not only potentially include three sports facilities, but hotel and dining options, along with a science and technology district west of the Interstate 880 freeway. OAKLAND COLISEUM CITY | With the addition of a pair of well-financed… Read More ›
Warriors Arena Bill Clears Legislature
Proposed S.F. arena at Piers 30-32. LEGISLATURE//WARRIORS | Supporters of a bill that could hasten regulatory approval for a San Francisco arena on the water proposed by the Golden State Warriors say the legislation merely gives power back to the Bay Area…. Read More ›
Tuman Running On Public Safety
OAKLAND//MAYOR 2014 | Next year’s mayoral race in Oakland is certain to be dominated by public safety, and candidate Joe Tuman vowed today to make that the central platform of his campaign. The university professor and local television political analyst,… Read More ›
State Senate Committee Slows Down Fast-Break On S.F. Arena For The Warriors
A state Senate committee threw the brakes on a bill by San Francisco Assemblyman Phil Ting that would pave the way for a waterfront arena in The City for the Golden State Warriors. The Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee… Read More ›
Warriors Waterfront Arena Bill Picks Up A Clutch Win In The Assembly
Rendering of the proposed arena at Piers 28-30 in San Francisco. ASSEMBLY//WARRIORS | An legislative end-run that could hasten the approval of a waterfront arena in San Francisco for the Golden State Warriors easily passed the Assembly Thursday. San Francisco Assemblyman… Read More ›
