Sky view look at the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Complex in Oakland which the property has been purchased 50-50 by the Oakland A’s and the other half by the African American Sports and Entertainment Group (photo by ABC Sky 7 News)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Daniel Dullum:

#1 Things are changing quickly at the Oakland Coliseum as East Bay developer African American Sports and Entertainment Group or AASEG will be buying 50% of the Oakland Coliseum property from the city of Oakland at the cost of $105 million. The Oakland A’s are leaving the Coliseum for Sacramento after they complete the 2024 season on September 30th.

#2 For the city of Oakland the money is considered a Godsend as the city is bleeding in budget deficits to the tune of $177 million. The $105 will be a good comb over to save city services and job cuts.

#3 AASEG will have half ownership that includes the Oakland Arena. The Arena has been hosting Disney Ice Shows and concerts. There is no doubt that AASEG will put the arena to good use. Once it takes over. They were hoping for a WNBA team but with San Francisco getting a WNBA team that may not happen now.

#4 With the departures of the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas, the Oakland A’s to Sacramento and later to Las Vegas, and Golden State Warriors to San Francisco AASAEG hopes to bring back some life back to both the Arena and the Oakland Coliseum. The Oakland Roots and Oakland Soul soccer teams plan to share the Coliseum for pro soccer in 2025. The big questions how much the A’s will go along with some of AASEG’s dreams, plans and ideas?

#5 The city originally want to sell the entire site to the A’s. The A’s were on board at the time of buying the Coliseum in whole but once they decided to move to Las Vegas they purchased just half of the Coliseum. The big question now lies with AASEG owning half of the Coliseum property and the A’s the other half and if Las Vegas and Sacramento falls through could the Coliseum get back into the picture again?

Daniel Dullum does the Oakland A’s Relocation podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com