Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Author’s note: last night, the Oakland City Council voted to approve the sale of 50 percent of the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Complex. In the accolades tossed out by some Oakland Councilmembers, they completely ignored or forgot who actually created the concept: Frank Dobson with Bob Leste and Steve Lowe. Of … Read more
Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – The recent column by Scott Osler in the San Francisco Chronicle and titled “Lawsuit endangers A’s purchase of Alameda County’s half of Coliseum site” (behind a paywall) is a study in how a story can go awry because the author did not do his homework. Rather than look at the … Read more
Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – This presentation before the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority is written to expand on the October 15th, 2023 Oakland Coliseum JPA EIFD (Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District) Discussion. It presents a step-by-step process drawn primarily from EIFD documents for San Jose, Santa Rosa, Sacramento, as well as California EIFD legislation … Read more
Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – Oakland Arena and the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Complex have marked 2023 as its best financial year in the entire history of the ASM Global-managed property. The record-breaking-capacity crowds and show sellouts were achieved with amazing, memorable event, including the highest-grossing gathering ever on record at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum featuring … Read more
Oakland (Special to ZennieReport.com) – On April 15, 2022 in the Zennie62Media, Inc, news site Oakland News Online, this author created the idea of the Oakland Coliseum JPA / EIFD. Or taking advantage of a provision in California law that permits Joint Powers Authorities to employ Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District law to help finance development … Read more
