SF Gate
November 6, 2019
By Bay City News Service
A group of business leaders on Wednesday called on the Oakland City Council to drop the lawsuit the city filed aimed at blocking Alameda County from selling its half ownership of the Oakland Coliseum complex to the A's baseball team.
The news conference that the group called Town Business held in front of City Hall came after the City Council voted on Tuesday to enter into exclusive negotiations with the A's to sell the city's half of the Coliseum to the team.
However, the city still hasn't dropped the lawsuit it filed against the county on Sept. 27.
Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Rosech granted the city's request for a temporary restraining order at a hearing on Oct. 1 and is scheduled to have a hearing on Nov. 14 to hear arguments on whether the restraining order should be extended.