It took an eight-hour meeting that extended to nearly midnight, but the Oakland A’s completed a significant step Thursday in their quest for a new ballpark at Howard Terminal.
The Oakland City Council voted to certify the proposed project’s Environmental Impact Report, per Casey Pratt of ABC7 and others. The EIR process is now complete, and the team and city can shift their focus toward negotiating the final financial details of the $12 billion plan.
The EIR is a critical step in the path toward sealing this deal, and a long time in the making.