After all these years, it’s great to see the Oakland A’s pitch a deal to buy the Coliseum. But city and county officials shouldn’t swing at the first offering.
Any agreement to sell the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum site to the team should make taxpayers whole. The era of publicly subsidized sports venues must end. Unfortunately, the A’s offer misses that mark.
Nevertheless, the offer is welcome news that suggests the team is sincere about staying in Oakland when it replaces its outdated ballpark — and has finally begun to recognize that the best site for that is the one where they currently play.