[moklerman]

Looking at it without emotions, I don't see why the Raiders don't take San Antonio up on their offer. I don't really want to see them leave Oakland since I'm a bit of a traditionalist, but what a mess. Are the A's justified or they just being dicks?

[Hacksaw]

For the Rams to move back we have the StL task force working against us, the Carson project (Raider - Chargers) working against us and now ad the Oakland A's aren't helping. Sure seems the deck is stacked. This is a great test of patients.

[bubbaramfan]

Three new stadiums in Calif? Only one I know of that has the money. they have to keep thier home fans hopeing thier team stays until at least the end of the season so they buy tickets.

You got PM Hascksaw

[Elvis]

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/n ... adium.html

Oakland consultant delivers initial stadium financing plan; Raiders await more details
Jun 22, 2015, 1:19pm CDT

W. Scott Bailey
Reporter/Project Coordinator- San Antonio Business Journal

Coliseum City point person Floyd Kephart has submitted to Alameda County, California, and the city of Oakland key elements of a plan for a mixed-use development that could include building a new stadium for the NFL's Raiders. Kephart, who had a June 21 deadline to submit portions of that plan to city and county officials, confirmed to the San Antonio Business Journal that he did so.
The good news for San Antonians who still hold out hope the NFL franchise will wind up in South Texas is that there are still plenty of questions surrounding the massive Coliseum City plan. Also, Oakland A’s ownership has raised concerns that could thwart public officials’ efforts to deliver a new NFL stadium on the proposed site.

“Everything has gone to the city and county,” Kephart told me, saying that he has provided elements of the Coliseum City plan spelled out in his consulting agreement that were due June 21.

Among the items that Kephart had to address by that date were an initial financing plan for the development of a stadium for the Raiders and the costs for land and infrastructure to support a potential new ballpark for the A’s. Kephart was also expected to submit initial site plans for the development of a new “Raiders stadium and/or Oakland Athletics baseball park,” as well as proposed development schedules for such sports facilities.

The earliest the Raiders could move into a new stadium in Oakland could be 2020. That would mean the team would have to spend another five seasons in the severely outdated O.co Coliseum, or find a temporary home elsewhere.

There are other challenges. High on the list is that Oakland leaders may be forced to decide whether to keep the Raiders or A’s, which are also seeking a new stadium. A’s ownership has made it clear that it is not interested in playing in a new ballpark next to a new Raiders stadium — even if Oakland could manage to come up with the funding for both venues.

A’s managing owner Lew Wolff told the San Jose Mercury News on Sunday, “There is no good way to put two brand new venues at the Coliseum site.”
The A’s have multiple concerns, including the heightened competition that would be created with building two stadiums.

“We have no desire to compete with the Raiders for (personal seat licenses) and sponsors. We just don’t see that,” Wolff said, according to the Mercury News report.

“This is not a simple stadium financing situation,” Kephart said, adding that the Coliseum City plan would have been challenging enough. The proposed project would also include other ancillary development, such as residential, hotel, retail and office components.

“My guess is it will take the city and county all of this week to review (the Coliseum City data) before they submit or permit me to submit the appropriate portions to the Raiders,” Kephart told me. He said public officials have 20 business days “to accept or reject some or all of the submittals.”