he is a guy who is, dave kaval, is very familiar with what it takes to get it done . fighting through the bureaucracy. he is high on what lies in store for the franchise. >> what do you think they will work on next to get the ball rolling? >> you have to confirm you have a location that everyone agrees on, you have to find out what is the red tape. but first let's hear what dave kaval has the state with regards to where the franchises. >> i think there is a sleeping giant of a's fans and if we have the right stadium in the right experience here at the coliseum we could have tremendous success. things like transit, accessibility, freeways and traffic in the bay area that's crazy now, these things are critical. the feeling around the stadium, we want a stadium that has an ambience, you go to the great ballparks of america and they have a great ballpark feel or village around them. bars, restaurants, people living. those stadiums and facilities transform cities and that is what we want here in oakland.>> all of what he said is music to oakland a's fans. >> it seems like

gave cobol -- dave kaval, involved getting the beautiful of a a stadium built in san jose.t. he is very optimistic about the taking. >>> i think they are sleeping giant. a's fans, and if you have the right stadium and the right experience here at the coliseum we can have tremendous success. things like transit, accessibility. obviously, traffic in the bay area that's crazy now , these are critical. the feeling around the stadium, we want to have a stadium that has an ambience around it. you look at the great ballparks, they've a great ballpark feel. bars, restaurants, people living. those stadiums transform cities and that's what we want to do here in oakland. >>> that is dave kaval, i think you will see a lot of him. he is in outward operation president. >> i get pumped up hearing him talk like that. >> i think he's right. it's an untapped source of everything for a's fans. they deserve a new stadium. is moving in that direction. >> was this expected or seen as a shakeup? >> lew wolff is 80 some years old. he has been hinting that he was ready to step down. their event mur

for the past six years, dave kaval has served as president of major league soccer's san jose earthquakes. >> reporter:he'll continue to serve in that role with the quakes, while also assuming the role as president of the oaklandhe replaces in for michael crowley who steps down after 20 years at the helm. >> reporter:crowley will continue to work with the team as a special advisor, while kaval says he shifts his focus on building the a's a much needed new stadium in oakland, where he is committed to doing so without taxpayer dollars. much like he did with avaya stadium. >> reporter:a 100-million dollar privately financed facility built in 2015. >> "i think the key thing in terms of having success on the field is the stadium and this happened in san jose when had the team down there and its going to happen here. we have to unlock the revenue that comes with a new building and what that will enable us to do is invest more in the product and actually compete for more world series." >> reporter:the a's also announced co-owner lew wolfe has sold most of his stake in the team to the rest of the

oakland mayor said now with john fisher and dave kaval's new role within the organization and their extensee expertise, i look forward to ushering in the era. >> we'll see what the future holds in the next few months. we sent out a push alert on lew wolf's big announcement. download the app. >>> the oakland raiders are heading to mexico city for monday night football. you can watch the game right here on abc 7. it's texans versus the raiders. coverage begins at 5:00 on monday. >>> a federal judge is not too happy with the city of san francisco and air b and b. the judge ordered the two sides to work harder to resolve a case. the judge issued an order preventing the city from enforcing the ordinance to give both sides more time to work on fair way to enforce the local law. the board of supervisors voted to lower the number of max cup rental days. air b and b today launched a new service called trips that will allow travelers to book customized experiences and to s tours. it enables guests to offer things to do. the service is being rolled out in 12 cities. analysts say trips is way for air b