Port of Oakland Considering Baseball Stadium

By Karen Robes Meeks

The Oakland A’s are in exclusive talks with the Port of Oakland over the Howard Terminal as a potential stadium site, the port announced.

Port commissioners recently acquiesced to the one-year agreement to explore the waterfront location, one of two being considered for a new ballpark. The Oakland Coliseum, the team’s current field, is the other option being considered. As part of the agreement, the A’s would submit a $100,000 deposit that would be refundable if negotiations end before the year is done.

Situated at the edge of Jack London Square, the terminal is being used for long-term vessel berthing, container and truck parking and storage, and longshore labor training and administration, and other marine-related operations, according to the port.