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Oakland politician demands Warriors pay Oracle Arena debt

OAKLAND — Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan is demanding the Golden State Warriors pay up before they leave for San Francisco.

As previously reported, the Warriors and the Coliseum authority are at odds over the debt remaining from the 1996 renovations at Oracle Arena. Warriors officials have said the team should not pay what’s left — estimated to be $40 million — once the team moves across the bay for the 2019-20 season.

The dispute is headed to an arbitration hearing scheduled in July.

Oakland City Council At Large candidate Rebecca Kaplan is photographed in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Oakland City Council At Large candidate Rebecca Kaplan is photographed in Oakland, Calif.