OAKLAND — In an effort to stop Alameda County from selling its ownership share of the Coliseum Complex to the Oakland A’s so that they could build a new stadium along the estuary, Oakland is suing the county, alleging the sale would be illegal.
The lawsuit, filed by City Attorney Barbara Parker on Friday, leans on the state’s Surplus Lands Act, which requires publicly-owned land that’s up for sale to first be offered for affordable housing, parks or open-space. The lawsuit says the county has “made no efforts” to do that while negotiating selling its 50 percent share of the stadium to the Oakland A’s over the last six months.