The city owns half the land and John Fisher owns the other. He is buying the half previously owned by Alameda County. City officials now want Fisher out of the way entirely.
With A's officially leaving after this season, what is next for the Coliseum land? The answer is a little complicated.The Oakland A's will not renew their lease at Oakland Coliseum past this year. They have decided to locate to Sacramento while they wait for their new stadium in Las Vegas to be completed.
"Hopefully with major league baseball and the NFL to reach out to see if there's an opportunity to reestablish a professional team here in Oakland once again," said Oakland City Councilmember Noel Gallo.
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