[mrreality68]

As long as the Politicians are willing to fund stadiums with tax payers dollars are fees (like Hotel/Tourist fees) then the Pro Sports owners will take their money. All Sports sadly does it to funds stadiums and often uses other cities who are willing to do it to try and get a team for their cities as leverage to force the home team to fund it.

Most politicians and multiple parties in the city and no one usually agreeing can usually not work well anyway to cover other issues like taxes, homeless, crime etc.

And the Athletics owner is not the only owner is Pro Sports that suck. Regardless if they spend money or not. Some the the Dolans in NY(Ranges and Knicks) spend money but are lousy and bad with their former players, interferes to much(not so in last few years)