Fans of the Oakland A's made a passionate plea to keep the team in the Bay Area with a "reverse boycott" at Oakland Coliseum, the franchise took another step toward a move to Las Vegas.
On Wednesday, the Nevada Assembly approved an amended $380 million bill to build the A's a new stadium in Las Vegas, with the measure passing by a 25-15 vote. The bill then moved back to the Nevada Senate after getting the go-ahead Tuesday, where it passed again. The only things now standing in the way of the A's moving to Las Vegas are Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo's signature and the okay from MLB.
According to Tabitha Mueller of the Nevada Independent, the bill's amendments include a commitment of at least $2 million annually from the A's for community needs. The organization would also be required to partner with the Nevada System of High Education to aid in scholarship funding and workforce development.
Wednesday's development is a disheartening one for A's fans in Oakland. Despite a grassroots effort by diehards hoping to will owner John Fisher into selling the team, the slow and steady process of moving the squad to Las Vegas continues to move forward. The team's consistent failings, paired with a rotting stadium and no clear path to a future in Oakland, have doomed the franchise's hopes of staying.
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