The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority voted (with Oakland District Seven Councilmember Larry Reid abstaining) to pass the Oakland Raiders Lease Extension for 2019-2020. The Raiders now have one of the highest rents in the NFL: $6,975,000 for 2019 and increasing by $3 million to $9,975,000 in 2020, which is the option year. One … Read more
The Oakland Raiders are without a lease to play NFL Football games at the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Stadium as of Friday night September 21st This news after the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority met the morning of this same Friday September 21, and did not signal they reached an agreement with the … Read more
The San Francisco 49ers lost a legal battle to the City of Santa Clara and the Santa Clark Stadium Authority last week, as an arbitrator ruled in Santa Clara’s favor. Now, the SF 49ers pay higher rent to the Santa Clara Stadium Authority, to the tune of $262,000 more. That the Niners have sought a … Read more
This blogger was personally informed today that The City of Oakland is still working with famed sports lawyer Jim Quinn on the paperwork associated with filing a lawsuit against the Oakland Raiders and the National Football League. A source too close to the matter to mention (and not with or part of any Oakland Raiders … Read more
The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority plans to hold a “special meeting” on the proposed extension of the Oakland Raiders lease at the stadium. As to when that would happen, the answer this blogger received is “soon”, and that was from Scott McKibben, the Coliseum JPA Executive Director. That news came after this blogger … Read more
UPDATE: Oakland Coliseum JPA to set special meeting date on Oakland Raiders lease. The planned meeting to review the Oakland Coliseum JPA / Oakland Raiders Proposed Lease Extention was cancelled due to a lack of a quorum. As I understand it from one Coliseum JPA board member who did not wish to be quoted, the … Read more
UPDATE: Oakland Coliseum JPA Meeting on Raiders Lease cancelled until July. Raiders remain without an agreement beyond 2018. A cat-and-mouse game and odessey that started last year when the National Football League granted the Oakland Raiders the right to officially relocate to Las Vegas, and after what the organization worked on allegedly behind the collective … Read more