The ongoing deliberation over where to build a new ballpark for the Oakland A’s reportedly now has a leading candidate.
Oakland Magazine’s Robert Gammon reported Wednesday that the A’s are focused on Laney College near Lake Merritt and a waterfront facility at Howard Terminal next to Jack London Square. Two of Gammon’s sources suggested Laney College is the team’s top preference.
The current Coliseum site is reportedly in third place and a site on the estuary southeast of Jack London Square is out of the running.
A survey of local residents showed that Laney College is the No.