The A’s dream of a downtown ballpark in Oakland may have just died.
The Peralta Community College District’s board of trustees decided in a closed-door session Tuesday night to break off discussions between Chancellor Jowel Laguerre and the A’s, who were hoping to build a privately financed stadium on land owned by the district.
The San Francisco Chronicle first reported the board’s rejection of further talks with the A’s.
“We are shocked by Peralta’s decision to not move forward,” the A’s said in a statement Wednesday. “All we wanted to do was enter into a conversation about how to make this work for all of Oakland, Laney, and the Peralta Community College District.