Despite Oakland fans' best efforts, it appears the Athletics are set to relocate to Las Vegas.
Fans hold signs inside of the Oakland Coliseum to protest the Oakland Athletics' planned move to Las Vegas during a baseball game between the Athletics and the Tampa Bay Rays in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, June 13, 2023. , it appears the Athletics are set to relocate to Las Vegas.
Thursday marked a major step for the move. A day after the Nevada Assembly voted to approve the final version of a bill for aon the Las Vegas Strip, Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo signed it. "This is an incredible opportunity to bring the A's to Nevada, and this legislation reflects months of negotiations between the team, the state, the county, and the league,"In a 25-15 vote on Wednesday, the Assembly approved $380 million in public funding for the project, which is expected to cost $1.5 billion. The Assembly came to the decision after making some changes to the measure the Senate approved on a 13-8 vote Tuesday.
"I think the real question is, what is it Oakland was prepared to do? There is no Oakland offer. OK? They never got to a point where they had a plan to build a stadium at any site. And it's not just [Athletics co-owner] John Fisher," he added."The community has to provide support. At some point, you come to the realization it's just not going to happen."a statement"This is just totally false," the statement reads.
Both recent legislative outcomes in Nevada unfolded with the cinematic backdrop of significant sports developments. The Senate's initial approval occurred on the same day that fans in the Bay Area conducted a
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