tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post3988258268896660767..comments2023-10-16T03:27:54.609-07:00Comments on new A's ballpark: All you need to know about Warm SpringsMarine Layerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13515986023439927575noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-24357421579532144232008-12-16T18:20:00.000-08:002008-12-16T18:20:00.000-08:00The Warm Springs lot is very close to major fault ...The Warm Springs lot is very close to major fault line (Hayward Fault).<BR/><BR/>http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/nca/haywardfault/tiled/gif/km66.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-16639822647499480532008-12-05T09:15:00.000-08:002008-12-05T09:15:00.000-08:00I know that using a term like "wetlands" plays wel...I know that using a term like "wetlands" plays well with your tin foil friends at OAFC, but perhaps you should actually go see the site before mis-characterizing it so badly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-33928723902260583452008-12-05T08:35:00.000-08:002008-12-05T08:35:00.000-08:00Mike D, Land availability is a big part of it, but...Mike D, <BR/><BR/>Land availability is a big part of it, but Fremont is the only location within Silicon Valley that the ballpark can be built due to the Giants' territorial rights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-78015871270698919302008-12-04T19:28:00.000-08:002008-12-04T19:28:00.000-08:00Question...if pacific commons is not where the bal...Question...if pacific commons is not where the ballpark is going to be built...why look at fremont? i thought the whole reason to look at fremont was due to the fact the land was available for the needed ballpark/devlopment. <BR/><BR/>btw end anonymous posting. too much copy pasta and flame wars with varios anons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-82660241119123085082008-12-04T18:39:00.000-08:002008-12-04T18:39:00.000-08:00Dan hit's on something that I was also thinking ab...Dan hit's on something that I was also thinking about. Proximity to BART wasn't a big issue prior to the passage of Measure B. But now that it's passed, it's appears important to make Cisco Field more easily accessible to San Jose/South Bay fans via future BART (and VTA light-rail via Milpitas intermodal station). Of course, living in the South Bay I say "great!"Tony D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03392232221747908883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-69423612913607974892008-12-04T11:38:00.000-08:002008-12-04T11:38:00.000-08:00I share your criticism of the anonymous poster, Oa...I share your criticism of the anonymous poster, Oakland Sí. Whoever is doing this hasn't yet owned up nor apologized. Shameful, really.Marine Layerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13515986023439927575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-84852952521831675972008-12-04T10:39:00.000-08:002008-12-04T10:39:00.000-08:00Anon 10:26, think about what has changed though. S...Anon 10:26, think about what has changed though. Since Pacific Commons was announced BART has now gotten money and approval from the voters to extend to downtown San Jose and into Santa Clara. This is the very HEART of where Wolff wants to draw new fans from. And at the same time moving the stadium to the BART line eliminates one of the biggest complaints from the existing Oakland and points north part of the fan base.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-84624399899207835472008-12-04T10:36:00.000-08:002008-12-04T10:36:00.000-08:00for the record, I posted the comment attributed to...for the record, I posted the comment attributed to "anonymous" that begins with "the land near the proposed Warm Springs BART" on OAFC, but not here. I do not post here anonymously. I would appreciate people posting their own comments instead of taking comments from other sites and other people without permission.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-30186228166436623662008-12-04T10:35:00.000-08:002008-12-04T10:35:00.000-08:00I sense a general difficulty with reading comprehe...I sense a general difficulty with reading comprehension. From the Merc article:<BR/><BR/>"Wolff's son, Keith, said the team will be using private cash upfront, as well as borrowing against future concessions revenue and money from a naming rights deal with Cisco Systems, while waiting for the real estate market to rebound."<BR/><BR/>Lew also went on to say that the residential concept would be delayed, not the retail portion. They could build it in the decoupled manner I described earlier. They could try to put them together near the BART station.<BR/><BR/>Land near the BART station was already expected to be more expensive because landowners already expected some kind of dev around the station.Marine Layerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13515986023439927575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-49072051866010323962008-12-04T10:28:00.000-08:002008-12-04T10:28:00.000-08:00the land near the proposed Warm Springs BART will ...the land near the proposed Warm Springs BART will be lots more expensive than the wetlands Wolff bought for his ballpark village plan. Also, if he doesn't build the ballpark village (presumably with no ballpark nearby), how is the ballpark supposed to be financed? ...and how would that be different from building it in Oakland, Lew?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-32235463648397532962008-12-04T10:26:00.000-08:002008-12-04T10:26:00.000-08:00Gee, now wolff says being close to bart IS importa...Gee, now wolff says being close to bart IS important after all? seems his opinion changes with the wind ... <BR/><BR/>agree with the other poster ... not a chance this thing gets privately financed without concurrent development.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-21151565769952861942008-12-04T10:15:00.000-08:002008-12-04T10:15:00.000-08:00Anon 9:53... ummm, no. The housing and retail wou...Anon 9:53... ummm, no. The housing and retail would still likely go in at PC, probably re-worked with some office/R&D space, thus paying for a ballpark down the road. Wolff well knows that public funding for the ballpark would be a non-starter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-37298884881579699342008-12-04T09:53:00.000-08:002008-12-04T09:53:00.000-08:00no way to pay for this ballpark privately without ...no way to pay for this ballpark privately without the retail development ... this plan is doomed to fail unless wolff expects taxpayers to foot the bill!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-85081284684568215222008-12-04T09:47:00.000-08:002008-12-04T09:47:00.000-08:00It doesn't need to be that drastic. If Wolff were ...It doesn't need to be that drastic. If Wolff were to go after the Westwood parcel, it would be more a matter of building large garages along with the ballpark on the station property. Unfortunately, the rest of the development would be far more complicated - I'll cover that in today's post.Marine Layerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13515986023439927575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11432525.post-90395846414964806562008-12-04T08:36:00.000-08:002008-12-04T08:36:00.000-08:00So what if... the Warm Springs Station is built be...So what if... the Warm Springs Station is built below a Baseball Stadium/Entertainment District?<BR/><BR/>It would be more expensive I imagine to go under ground, but it would open up two 36 acre parcels, no?Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086938574207856042noreply@blogger.com