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A’s uprooted? Silence and mixed signals from team regarding its commitment to Oakland

In case you missed it while trying to stuff your 10-foot Christmas tree back in its 6-foot-long box, a bulletin: Dave Kaval resurfaced this week.

The A’s president took a powder in early December after the Peralta Community College District abruptly discontinued talks with the team regarding a proposed ballpark site near Laney College. Kaval was back in the public eye Wednesday, announcing free tickets to the A’s April 17 game, on the 50th anniversary of the team’s inaugural contest in Oakland.

He made a virtual appearance Friday as well, in a news release announcing that the A’s would, on Jan.