The Oakland A’s top brass were noticeably absent from the Legislature during the first, and likely only, hearing Monday of the nine-figure public financing measure to bring the team to Las Vegas.
During the more than five-hour hearing on SB509, backers of the deal focused on the nuts and bolts of the legislation, which proposes up to $380 million in public funding to help construct a $1.5 billion, 30,000-seat stadium for the team on the Las Vegas Strip. But those proponents faced pushback from lawmakers, who raised questions about the size and potential return on the investment of those public funds.
“Today was not the day for a dog and pony show,” said one A’s representative who asked not to be named.
