OAKLAND — The A’s on Tuesday at last announced they have picked Peralta Community College District land for their new ballpark, team President Dave Kaval said in a letter to the district.
The team and the college district, which owns the 13 acres not far from Lake Merritt, will now begin negotiations — and already people are vowing to fight the proposal.
At a Peralta Community College District board hearing Tuesday evening, residents of nearby Chinatown and Eastlake, and faculty and students of Laney College called on district trustees to join their opposition. The calls came hours after the team handed off a letter detailing the A’s interest to college Chancellor Jowel Laguerre and district leaders
Kaval did not return calls for comment.