‘Billionaire looting the city’: Locals turn ire toward Athletics as Oakland lays out terms for new ballpark

By Gabe Lacques — USA Today, 07/20/21

“‘The bullying factor, the sleights of hand, the tweets from Vegas – if we were voting on how the A’s have behaved, it would be a no vote,’ council member Loren Taylor said before the vote. ‘But we’re voting on the future of Oakland.’”