The dream of transforming Howard Terminal at the Port of Oakland into a new Oakland A's baseball stadium complex just got thrown a new curve ball.
Oakland had agreed to publicly fund the infrastructure and transportation surrounding the privately funded 35,000-seat, 55-acre ballpark complex at the Port of Oakland.
A city spokesperson said Oakland has already secured $375 million, which will allow the project design phase to move forward without delay. She added that the city is aggressively pursuing other funding sources and the ball is in the A's field if the city can't come up with the funding.
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