Lawsuit aims to void vote allowing A's Howard Terminal project to move forward

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Truckers, longshore workers and others opposed to a billion-dollar Oakland A's ballpark planned at the Charles P. Howard Terminal in Oakland have filed a lawsuit against a little-known Bay Area commission over its decision to allow the A's to build at the terminal pending other regulatory approvals.

in Oakland have filed a lawsuit against a little-known Bay Area commission over its decision to allow the A's to build at the terminal pending other regulatory approvals.

"The A's are interested in doing something fast," said attorney and vice president Michael Jacob of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, a nonprofit representing owners and operators of marine terminals and U.S. and foreign vessels. "We're interested in doing something right." Kaval said the A's weren't expecting the suit against the commission's decision. He said it's not a good development for Oakland, which has recently lost two other professional sports teams and could lose the A's, too.A state agency on Thursday has cleared the way for the Oakland Athletics to continue planning a $12 billion waterfront ballpark project. A's President Dave Kaval joins KTVU to discuss the huge win.

The decision by the BCDC followed a recommendation by the Seaport Planning Advisory Committee, which advises the commission. The advisory committee recommended maintaining Howard Terminal for port use.

 

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It won’t because it’s baseless

Instead of lawsuits and protests vote yes to build the new Howard terminal ballpark project to keep the athletics in Oakland California not Las Vegas Nevada the project will create jobs and revenue for Oakland California

Wow and they still used the old rendering

How about using the updated rendering instead of an outdated one, ? Another baseless lawsuit by AllianceOakland that will get tossed out of court.

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