OAKLAND — The Oakland Athletics have refused to pay $1.2 million required under contract to use the Coliseum, the head of the stadium authority confirmed Tuesday.
The annual payment was due April 1. A’s executives told Coliseum Authority Interim Executive Director Henry Gardner they had “no ability to pay.”
“They said because they haven’t used it, they were not able to generate revenue and there have no ability to pay,” Gardner said Tuesday.
A team spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Under a license agreement, the A’s are obligated to make the payment annually for use of the city and county-owned baseball stadium and could face penalties for failure to pay.