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OAKLAND, CA-- Oakland's Mayor Ron Dellums held a press conference on Thursday to announce three potential locations that could serve as the new home of the Oakland A’s. These three locations are waterfront sites—each potential ballpark accessible by public transportation with room for parking infrastructure and spillover entertainment activities. Dellums says this is not just about a ballpark, but about how much revenue it could bring to Oakland.

“This project is not solely about a baseball stadium. This is about continuing our efforts to bolster Oakland’s economic future. We are confident that this project will create more jobs, further stimulate our economy, generate revenue and secure Oakland’s role as a destination city.”

Mayor Dellums listed the following locations for the ballpark

• Jack London Square North: Between Jefferson and Market and 2nd Street and Interstate 880
• Victory Court: Between Oak Street and the Lake Merritt Channel and Interstate 880 and Embarcadero
• Howard Terminal.

An examination of the maps show that the Jack London North and Howard Terminal locations are so close together as to be virtually indistinguishable. All three of the proposed locations are located in the long developing Jack London Square district of Oakland.

According to Council President Brunner building a new stadium at Oakland’s waterfront would be the best. Currently “More than $3 billion dollars of public and private money is being invested in projects on Oakland’s waterfront” and the A’s would be an important part of the economic development.