The Athletics gained a small victory Tuesday night in their quest to build a waterfront ballpark in Oakland.
The Oakland City Council voted 5–2 with one abstention to keep the ballpark proposal off the November ballot. A’s president Dave Kaval recently said he wants the council to vote on the project by the end of this year, and a ballot measure would’ve delayed the process. Critics want voters to have input into whether public funds would be used toward the proposed stadium.
A waterfront ballpark complex, including a 35,000-seat stadium for the A’s, is estimated to cost in the neighborhood of $12 billion, according to the East Bay Times.