In news that capped off a “tough couple days,” in the words of Dave Kaval, the A’s were dealt an unexpected blow Wednesday in their quest for a new ballpark at the Howard Terminal site. This sucker punch came from the Seaport Planning Advisory Committee (SPAC) when they recommended — by a narrow 5-4-1 vote — that the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) reject removing Howard Terminal as a Port Priority Use Area. If the BCDC were to follow this recommendation when they vote on this issue on June 2nd, then the new ballpark at Howard Terminal would effectively die, as signoff from the BCDC for repurposing this land is an absolute requirement of the project moving forward (scroll to the bottom for a brief explanation of the BCDC and SPAC).
A’s Howard Terminal ballpark hits unexpected pothole, threatens to wreck the project
