All I can say is...
Put A's ballpark over Interstate 980
...A viable alternative is hiding in plain view. In the 1970s, a giant trench was dug through state land for Interstate 980 that cut off the economically challenged West Oakland neighborhood from downtown. If a ballpark were constructed on a deck above the freeway, the A's could find a new home and the city could reunite its neighborhoods...
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