Oakland A’s secure crucial votes in Nevada, close in on $380 million stadium deal

If approved by the Legislature, the bill is widely expected to be signed by Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo.

Back home, the East Bay’s most prominent lawmaker went on the offensive Tuesday, announcing new federal legislation — the “Moneyball Act” — that would force the A’s to compensate Oakland if the team does skip town.

But the A’s nonetheless emerged victorious where perhaps it matters most: They now are just one step away from securing taxpayer money for some construction costs of the proposed ballpark. These amendments originally were separate bills that Gov. Lombardo vetoed during the Legislature’s regular session, but the A’s agreed to bake the revived language into the ballpark proposal.

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