Oakland makes a last ditch effort to save their teams:

The City Council unanimously approved spending $3.5 million on plans for a new stadium, hotels, conference center, shopping, entertainment and other amenities in the 750-acre area around the Coliseum and along Hegenberger Road toward the airport.

“Along with a few other things we have going, this Coliseum project could transform the city of Oakland forever,” said City Council President Larry Reid, whose district includes the Coliseum complex. “When I see this actually getting built, that’s when I’ll get excited. But this is a great first step.”

The article notes these plans will take a year and a half to complete, and by that time the Athletics and Raiders may have decided to move elsewhere. Given all the delays in the A’s stadium battle, a move like this by Oakland three years ago might have worked.