Oakland Sought Proposals From White Developers To Compete Against Black NFL Group For Coliseum
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City Of Oakland Sought Proposals From White Developers To Compete Against Black NFL Group For Coliseum Former Oakland Raiders / Coliseum City Developer Floyd Kephart and Rick Tripp, both asked to submit proposals, even though both lacked financing the first time they got involved. Ray Bobbitt’s group of powerful African American investors finds itself in the middle of a political game that’s being played by the City of Oakland, and not the Mayor of Oakland. I my opinion, and stated with background information, Oakland City Councilmember Larry Reid, seemingly angry that he was not more directly involved in Bobbitt’s group, has tried to pull strings to exact influence. It’s typical Oakland stuff that causes sports teams to leave our city, and sound investors to not take us seriously. What I was told by a city official was this: Yes, both Floyd Kephart and Rick Tripp have both submitted separate proposals for the Coliseum property that are subject to real estate negotiations. Since these were unsolicited offers, there are no rules in terms of what the development proposal must include. You are correct that there is no formal RFP for the Coliseum site, however, we are apparently receiving considerable interest from the marketplace. What happened was Ray Bobbitt’s press conferences placed national attention on the Coliseum site. The City of Oakland and the Councilmember then altered the environment so Bobbitt’s group had a bumpy playing field of so-called competition for the Coliseum site, just as Bobbitt’s group was working with the Oakland Athletics. How? By inviting Tripp and Kephart. Then Bobbitt’s group was asked to include a man by the name of Eric Murray, an Oakland-based African American investor. The question is why weren’t Kephart or Tripp asked to add Murray, and why would the City of Oakland attempt to insert itself into the very makeup of Bobbitt’s development team? To be sure, Murray was a suggestion, but when it comes from the City of Oakland, who is the ultimate decider, it looks like a demand.
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City Of Oakland Sought Proposals From White Developers To Compete Against Black NFL Group For Coliseum Former Oakland Raiders / Coliseum City Developer Floyd Kephart and Rick Tripp, both asked to submit proposals, even though both lacked financing the first time they got involved. Ray Bobbitt’s group of powerful African American investors finds itself in the middle of a political game that’s being played by the City of Oakland, and not the Mayor of Oakland. I my opinion, and stated with background information, Oakland City Councilmember Larry Reid, seemingly angry that he was not more directly involved in Bobbitt’s group, has tried to pull strings to exact influence. It’s typical Oakland stuff that causes sports teams to leave our city, and sound investors to not take us seriously. What I was told by a city official was this: Yes, both Floyd Kephart and Rick Tripp have both submitted separate proposals for the Coliseum property that are subject to real estate negotiations. Since these were unsolicited offers, there are no rules in terms of what the development proposal must include. You are correct that there is no formal RFP for the Coliseum site, however, we are apparently receiving considerable interest from the marketplace. What happened was Ray Bobbitt’s press conferences placed national attention on the Coliseum site. The City of Oakland and the Councilmember then altered the environment so Bobbitt’s group had a bumpy playing field of so-called competition for the Coliseum site, just as Bobbitt’s group was working with the Oakland Athletics. How? By inviting Tripp and Kephart. Then Bobbitt’s group was asked to include a man by the name of Eric Murray, an Oakland-based African American investor. The question is why weren’t Kephart or Tripp asked to add Murray, and why would the City of Oakland attempt to insert itself into the very makeup of Bobbitt’s development team? To be sure, Murray was a suggestion, but when it comes from the City of Oakland, who is the ultimate decider, it looks like a demand.
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