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Nov
Mapped: A closer look at the Oakland Athletics' ballpark plan
The Oakland Athletics’ plans for a privately financed ballpark village — anchored by a $500 million, 34,000-seat stadium — has captured imaginations and sparked skepticism. The A’s plan to move by 2023 from the cavernous Coliseum to a site straddling a channel leading to Lake Merritt and covering the current home to the Peralta Community College District offices and a Laney College parking lot.
Proponents say the A’s plans keep the franchise in Oakland, after nearly two decades of attempts…
Source: Arizona Business Journal