The A’s last month proudly took the wrapper off their latest plans for a new ballpark, making public their desire to build at the Port of Oakland’s Howard Terminal next to Jack London Square.
They intend to be playing in a 34,000-seat “Jewel Box” by 2023. Thousands of fans would arrive each hour on a gondola over the Nimitz Freeway.
The team’s announcement was a double-header proposal that also included redevelopment rights for the Coliseum site, where the A’s currently play, once Oakland and Alameda County conclude their never-ending negotiations on the city buying out the county’s share.