According to a DOT document, the project details did not meet “statutory requirements” to be a cost-effective choice for investment.
Oakland’s efforts to keep the A’s in town took a major blow after the city was denied a federal grant that could have provided somewhere around one-third of theIt’s largely unknown where exactly things stand between the city and its last major professional sports franchise, but the U.S. Transportation Department’s decision not to include Oakland in its list of grant recipients could be a setback to negotiations between the two sides.
It is yet more bad news for Oakland, where officials are desperate to retain the A’s without relying on current taxpayers to foot the bill. Former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf applauds during the inauguration ceremony for Oakland Mayor-Elect Sheng Thao, newly elected or re-elected members of the city council and Oakland school board at the Paramount Theater in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023.
The MEGA grant would have put a sizable dent in that cost burden, and former Mayor Libby Schaaf was quick to cite it as a source of optimism that the city could get a deal done with the A’s, which has often taken a hardball approach to negotiations. Normally, teams must pay a sizable fee to MLB when they relocate, but Manfred said last year that he did not expect to charge the A’s if they moved to Las Vegas, citing the cost of building a stadium there.
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