Athletics not happy with ballpark proposal pushed by Oakland Field Level Media 21 Jul 2021, 08:40 GMT+10 While the Oakland City Council voted Tuesday to move forward on its proposed waterfront ballpark, the Oakland Athletics aren't the least bit sold on the project. The Athletics announced on May 11 that they would look into relocating the team and that seems to still be the case after team president Dave Kaval said the city's proposal "is not an effective path forward." Kaval's sentiment didn't prevent the city council from voting 6-1 in favor of its non-binding term sheet on the project. The trio of Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf, City Council president Nikki Fortunato Bas and vice mayor Rebecca Kaplan termed the vote as "a milestone in our mission to keep the A's rooted in Oakland and build a world-class waterfront ballpark district that will benefit the community for generations to come."