By eyleenn (71.131.25.207) on Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 10:07 pm:

Toyota is partnering with Tesla and will build electric cars at the old NUMMI plant. I wonder if this takes Fremont off the table for the A's.

By oaklandathletic (12.149.144.130) on Friday, May 21, 2010 - 02:33 pm:

Wolff says A’s can’t finance Fremont stadium...

Tesla might not have a problem with the Oakland A’s as a neighbor, but A’s co-owner Lew Wolff sees no future for the team in Fremont.

Wolff told me today that Fremont isn’t an option for the A’s, because the team can’t finance a Fremont ballpark without the ability to sell entitlements to build the 3,150 housing units that were part of the original ballpark village plan.

“The entire activity in Fremont was based on the ability to sell residential entitlements,” he said.

And Wolff doesn’t anticipate the market supporting the magnitude of housing envisioned in the ballpark village plan. “I think we missed our opportunity,” he said. “We have to be in an existing downtown.”

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By eyleenn (38.99.44.122) on Friday, May 21, 2010 - 05:07 pm:

http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_15137142

By oaklandathletic (75.36.161.154) on Friday, May 21, 2010 - 05:57 pm:

Doh...haha!! Thanks eyleenn for fixing the link. I guess I really just enjoy reading this site!

By eyleenn (71.131.25.207) on Friday, May 21, 2010 - 10:08 pm:

By sactodavey (69.233.68.174) on Friday, May 21, 2010 - 10:34 pm:

funny the peeps have a pipe dream the A's are stayin in Oakland man they are so gone !!!!!!

did brooklyn keep the Dodgers? did Montreal the Expos? nufff said