{"id":208543,"date":"2022-04-07T13:40:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T20:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=208543"},"modified":"2022-04-07T13:47:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T20:47:44","slug":"oakland-mayor-schaaf-insults-las-vegas-as-as-near-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/oakland-mayor-schaaf-insults-las-vegas-as-as-near-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland Mayor Schaaf Takes Cheap Shot at Las Vegas, Calls City \u2018Gross\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

With her city on the brink of losing a third professional sports franchise and a second to Las Vegas, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff — a Democrat — didn\u2019t hold back in an interview earlier today with a Bay Area ABC affiliate, calling the largest US casino center \u201cgross.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf (right) seen here with Vice President Kamala Harris in 2020. With the A’s on the brink of leaving Oakland, the mayor insulted Las Vegas. (Image: Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Schaff was being interviewed by ABC7<\/em> regarding the city\u2019s ongoing negotiations with Major League Baseball\u2019s Oakland Athletics — a team at the center of long-running rumors regarding a move to Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

A\u2019s President Dave Kaval recently said the business climate is more hospitable in Nevada than it is in California. That echoes the sentiments of scores of companies that have departed the most populous state in recent years. Schaaf wasn\u2019t keen on Kaval\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n

Yah, it\u2019s going to be more complicated, and you\u2019ve got to be much more environmentally focused when you\u2019re developing on the precious California coastline than in the gross desert of Las Vegas,\u201d<\/strong> the mayor said in the interview.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The A\u2019s are pursuing a waterfront stadium project in their current home city.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas Clapback<\/h2>\n

Some local officials in Las Vegas aren\u2019t taking Schaaf\u2019s derision lightly. For example, Clark County Commissioner Michael Naft<\/a> voiced his opinion on Twitter.<\/p>\n

\u201cMayor Schaaf, this ignorant and elitist comment may be one reason why so many people, companies, and teams want to get the heck out of your jurisdiction,\u201d wrote Naft.<\/p>\n

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Indeed, Schaaf\u2019s track record of keeping teams in Oakland is abysmal. Since she took office in 2015, the NBA\u2019s Golden State Warriors departed to San Francisco, while the Raiders left the city<\/a> for Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman stuck up for her city as well, acknowledging that the gambling\u00a0 hub is proficient in balancing environmental sustainability while maintaining its status as one of top tourism destinations in the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cMayor Schaaf, we\u2019d love to have you join the more than 42 million visitors a year and enjoy a trip to Las Vegas. We could go to a Raiders game,\u201d <\/strong>said Goodman in a statement.<\/p>\n

A\u2019s Considering Multiple Las Vegas Sites<\/h2>\n

The MLB club reportedly identified at least four Sin City sites<\/a> that could be reasonable spots for a new stadium. However, that quartet doesn\u2019t include land near the Tropicana, as was previously speculated.<\/p>\n

The A\u2019s stadium lease in Oakland expires in 2024, so a move before then is unlikely. Assuming a move bringing the club to Las Vegas for the 2025 season is announced between now and 2024, it\u2019s likely the team will need temporary accommodations before a new stadium is MLB-game ready.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas checks that box as well, because the city is home to the A\u2019s Triple-A affiliate, the Aviators. The team has called Oakland home since 1968.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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With her city on the brink of losing a third professional sports franchise and a second to Las Vegas, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff — a Democrat — didn\u2019t hold back in an interview earlier today with a Bay Area ABC affiliate, calling the largest US casino center \u201cgross.\u201d Schaff was being interviewed by ABC7 regarding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":208544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81886,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nOakland Mayor Schaaf Insults Las Vegas As A's Near Move<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Oakland Mayor Schaaf says nasty things about Las Vegas as MLB's A's mull move to Sin City.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/oakland-mayor-schaaf-insults-las-vegas-as-as-near-move\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Oakland Mayor Schaaf Insults Las Vegas As A's Near Move\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Oakland Mayor Schaaf says nasty things about Las Vegas as MLB's A's mull move to Sin City.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/oakland-mayor-schaaf-insults-las-vegas-as-as-near-move\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Casino.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-04-07T20:40:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-04-07T20:47:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/LS.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1182\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"880\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Todd Shriber\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@etfgodfather\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Todd Shriber\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/oakland-mayor-schaaf-insults-las-vegas-as-as-near-move\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/oakland-mayor-schaaf-insults-las-vegas-as-as-near-move\/\",\"name\":\"Oakland Mayor Schaaf Insults Las Vegas As A's Near Move\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/oakland-mayor-schaaf-insults-las-vegas-as-as-near-move\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/oakland-mayor-schaaf-insults-las-vegas-as-as-near-move\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/LS.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-04-07T20:40:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-04-07T20:47:44+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/f4cecf70a5032bc4e60eb73fc86d4a85\"},\"description\":\"Oakland Mayor Schaaf says nasty things about Las Vegas as MLB's A's mull move to Sin City.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/oakland-mayor-schaaf-insults-las-vegas-as-as-near-move\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/oakland-mayor-schaaf-insults-las-vegas-as-as-near-move\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/oakland-mayor-schaaf-insults-las-vegas-as-as-near-move\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/LS.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/LS.jpg\",\"width\":1182,\"height\":880,\"caption\":\"Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf (right) seen here with Vice President Kamala Harris in 2020. 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