Save Oakland Sports

A call to champion the cause to keep pro sports IN OAKLAND! But SAVE OAKLAND SPORTS plans to be more than a cheerleading organization. GO RAIDERS AND A'S!

CALL TO THE CAUSE:

KEEP THE RAIDERS AND A'S IN OAKLAND

SAVE OAKLAND SPORTS (www.saveoaklandsports.net) is a grassroots group whose goal is to develop a game plan to convince the Raiders and A's to stay and build world-class stadiums in Oakland for the benefit of fans, their franchises, the economy and the entire East Bay. SAVE OAKLAND SPORTS (SOS) hopes to work with government, business and co

mmunity leaders to demonstrate to these teams that Oakland offers the nation’s best stadium location and opportunity, fan support and long-term economic stability for their franchises. We are calling on anyone with an interest in these teams to help create a multi-faceted, regionwide campaign and game plan to keep the Raiders and A's economic power in the East Bay. This organization plans to contribute practical and creative ideas to the teams, City of Oakland and Alameda County officials to generate revenue and private investment – without using general fund money – to build state-of-the-art stadiums in Oakland and create new development, jobs and tourism. SOS is non-political and all-volunteer. It is an umbrella group open to anyone who wants to retain our professional sports franchises which have been East Bay civic treasures for decades. New stadiums will generate temporary and permanent jobs, new investment and new development - and support other events that would showcase the region. SOS also acknowledges and thanks Oakland and Alameda County officials, business leaders as well as other fan and business groups for their effort to retain these teams. We hope to collaborate with other organizations on ideas to fund stadium-construction, increase awareness of the teams’ importance to our region and hopefully by extension increase ticket sales in their existing venues. We believe that Oakland represents an unparalleled stadium construction and ancillary development opportunity including new retail and commercial enterprise, restaurants and entertainment. Moreover, the East Bay has the individual and corporate fan base to form a solid economic foundation and stability for these franchises. SAVE OAKLAND SPORTS will gather, contribute and/or help carry out ideas from fans, organizations, unions and businesses to raise money to build these stadiums. At the same time, we will contact officials of each team to request that they commit to stay and be a partner in this once-in-a-generation opportunity in Oakland. SOS believes that staying in Oakland is in each team’s best long-term economic interest and that each franchise provides significant socio-economic benefit to the East Bay and Northern California. WHY IS OAKLAND THE BEST LOCATION? Oakland and the East Bay offer tremendous assets and options for the Raiders and A's. Available land with infrastructure to support new stadiums. Thousands of businesses from which to draw corporate support. Unmatched transportation infrastructure – proximity to Oakland International Airport, BART (including a new connector to the Oakland Airport), Amtrak and adjacent to a major freeway - to support operations and fan access. Weather that has been sometimes voted the nation’s “best.”

Unparalleled cultural, recreational and educational opportunities to attract and retain players, fans and corporate support. A storied fan base with legendary loyalty AND with the potential to GROW with a commitment from the teams that Oakland will remain their home long term. WHY WAS SAVE OAKLAND SPORTS FORMED? There is an unquestionable urgency to rally elected officials, businesses and fans to launch a campaign to keep the teams in Oakland. Raiders officials have said Oakland is a great location for a new stadium but will consider options. The A’s are in the final stages of picking a stadium site in Oakland. Moreover, the San Francisco 49ers have already broken ground for a new stadium in Santa Clara. Some observers speculate this development could increase pressure on the Raiders to be a co-tenant or leave the area altogether. In short, Oakland and the East Bay face the grim prospect of losing all three of their professional sports teams. The loss of even one team would be a socio-economic disaster for the East Bay. Save Oakland Sports recognizes the significant challenges presented by our current economic climate and providing services must always be the priority of any city and county government. These teams are among the East Bay’s and Northern California’s most visible businesses and important tourist attractions. The Raiders and A's are vital to the identity and economy of Oakland and the East Bay. The teams help support jobs and scores of businesses in Oakland and beyond. And construction of new stadiums would herald new economic opportunity. Therefore, everyone in the East Bay has a stake in this issue. Because residents from throughout the East Bay and Northern California go and bring their dollars to Oakland on game days, SAVE OAKLAND SPORTS believes the effort to retain the teams should involve the entire region. We hope that Alameda and Contra Costa officials as well as elected representatives throughout Northern California will publicly declare their support and work with team officials to achieve this goal. SOS is intended to serve as a forum and clearinghouse for concerned citizens, advocate for saving our teams, provide stadium or related news, and avenues for you to become involved. Please pledge your support by posting your name and organization on this website. You can also sign up for our mail list, provide suggestions and volunteer to help. (Note that your personal contact information will NOT be disclosed).

04/05/2024

Myself and Krazy George circa 1982. Let's Go Oakland!

06/04/2022

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03/12/2022

Hi A’s Fans! Welcome back to the Letter Writing Campaign!

This started when a few of us from A’s Twitter created a few templates for people to write to city council for the vote to certify the FEIR. Thank you to everyone who participated, your action made a difference!

Now it is on to the next and even more important step. There is a BCDC seaport planning advisory committee (S**C) meeting for Howard Terminal on March 16, 9:30AM.

Agenda https://t.co/zTljnFCOGl
Staff Material https://t.co/BhBf9gscjX
A's & Port Material https://t.co/o8Hvwr2oMR
Public Comment: members of the public will be allotted 3 minutes to speak and can submit public comments by email prior to the meeting.
Discussion & vote on recommendation to commissioners https://t.co/txHqRvdLKC

We are asking folks to email BCDC at following email addresses expressing your support for this project:
Commissioner Patricia Showalter - [email protected]
BCDC Public Comment - [email protected]

You can copy and paste the below template, edit as you see fit or create your own email to send to BCDC before March 16, 2022. Create a simple and straightforward subject tagline. For example: “Please support the A’s Howard Terminal Project”.

Template

Dear BCDC Commissioners and Seaport Planning Advisory Committee,

My name is [NAME] and I’m writing to you today to state my support for removing port priority use from the Howard Terminal site for the purpose of allowing construction of the Waterfront Ballpark Project and the many benefits it would bring to move forward.

At present Howard Terminal serves as a parking lot for trucks to idle and as a haven for known polluters who run facilities on and near the site. It can hardly be said that the pollution caused by the current use of the site is in the best interests of Oakland, Alameda County/East Bay region. Moreover, the public is denied access to the waterfront at Howard Terminal under its present configuration next to Jack London Square. The idea of having companies like Schnitzer Steel even considering expanding its operations on Howard Terminal next to a public area like Jack London Square is absolutely absurd and it would be a shameful message that the Bay Commission would rather prioritize the companies that poison the air and water over the health and well being of the community and human life. Environmental justice can be served if polluters are no longer given priority designation for land that should be enjoyed by the public, and the A’s Howard Terminal project would allow the public to access the waterfront in a prime location in Oakland year round. Opponents of this project have raised concerns about the loss of jobs and the negative impact on the Port of Oakland. Insofar as negative effects on the operations of the Port of Oakland are concerned, it is significant that the Port of Oakland itself supports this project. Such support would suggest that they do not feel that development at Howard Terminal will cause a negative impact on the Port’s business. The Port has stated that regional cargo needs could be met in the future without reliance on Howard Terminal. In addition, there is no tangible evidence that maritime job loss will occur if Howard Terminal is developed, as the larger Port would be untouched. On the other hand, many union jobs working at the stadium, as well as associated construction and support jobs, would certainly be lost if the A’s were to relocate and build in another city such as Las Vegas or Portland.

The A’s have generated a historic Environmental Impact Report, one of the largest and most comprehensive in California history, regarding the Howard Terminal Project. Tax revenue generated from the proposed development will further bolster the local economy and allow for much needed infrastructure improvements in Oakland and the East Bay. There is also a requirement for robust community benefits as part of the project’s approval path. It is because of all of these reasons we are asking you to please stand up to egregious polluters and join the Port of Oakland in supporting this once in a generation project at Howard Terminal.

Thank you for your time and consideration,

[NAME]

[CITY, STATE]

Vitamin Dee on Twitter “There's a BCDC advisory committee (S**C) meeting for Howard Terminal on March 16, 9:30AM -Agenda https://t.co/zTljnFCOGl -Staff Material https://t.co/BhBf9gscjX -A's & Port Material https://t.co/o8Hvwr2oMR -Public Comment -Discussion & vote on recommendation to commissioners”

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04/28/2020

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04/22/2020

As members of the community, the Oakland Panthers are dedicated to helping out our neighbors.

Please join us in supporting this essential cause if you can.

http://oakland-panthers.com/news/oakland-panthers-vfd-to-assist-the-accfb

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05/19/2018

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05/08/2018

Oaklanders Urge City to Take Legal Action Against NFL and Raiders - Oakland Post Councilmember-At-Large Rebecca Kaplan and Councilmember Noel Gallo stood in solidarity with community members and the “Forever Oakland” group for a press conference this week on the steps of City Hall urging the city to take legal action against the NFL and Raiders. The “Forever Oakland” and...

04/15/2018

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04/13/2018

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