Oakland city may foot the bill for proposed Howard Terminal Ballpark Complex

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Written By Jennifer Joslyn

⚾️ There’s no crying in baseball.

Oakland, California residents look like they may be footing the bill for the newly-proposed Howard Terminal Ballpark Complex, despite Oakland city officials originally promising otherwise. The ballpark and condominium complex to be built in the Port of Oakland’s Howard Terminal was publicly well-received at first, but media scrutiny on the project is growing. The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA), the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), California Trucking Association, Schnitzer Steel, and the Harbor Trucking Association have filed a lawsuit against the complex.

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