https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/04/20/oakland-mayor-blindsided-by-as-bombshell-vegas-deal-amid-negotiations/

OAKLAND — Following months and months of uncertainty, Oakland thought it was inching closer to a deal for a new waterfront ballpark for the Oakland A’s this week, negotiating daily to keep one of baseball’s storied franchises in the city it had called home for five decades.

Then, in an instant, it was over.