lew wolff didn't comment on major league major league baseball's handling on the request to move. >> so many aspects of land ownership and other influences indicate to us that we need to be in a downtown area. >> reporter: land ownership is a problem. >> reporter: today he ruled san jose made the move after the governor's deadline so the land goes back to the successor agency and must be sold with the money going to school districts. >> all of the agencies must get agree to the fact that the park is an important asset that would benefit all of them. >> he made that argument when he discussed the benefits of a ballpark. >> it is a regional impact. it is sad when we don't look at it that way. >> the mayor believes the deal is valid and plans to work with the agencies to keep the drive alive. in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> homeowners in a neighborhood are free of an abandon house known for illegal dumping, drug dealing and squatters. >> neighbors say the property was a eye sore and had been abandon for 5 years. officers say since the owner refused to do anything abo

this came on the same day that a's owner, lew wolff made another pitch for relocation. >> reporter: whenbe up in the air. wolf did not comment on major league baseball's andling of his request to move, but he did emphasize the need for a move. >> we tried oakland, and tried fremont. so many aspects of land ownership, and other influences indicate to us that we need to be in a downtown area. >> reporter: but land ownership is again the problem. today, state controller john chung ruled they made the move after the deadline. so the land must be sold, with the money going mainly to school districts and other agencies that benefit from property tax. >> all of those agencies now must get in sync, and agree to the fact that the ballpark is an important asset, that would benefit all of them. >> reporter: wolf seemed to be making that argument when he discussed the benefits of the ballpark. >> it's a regional impact. it's sad when we don't look at it in a regional way. >> reporter: today the san jose mayor expressed disappointment, but still ruled that it was valid. >>> a san mateo county man who

this came on the same day that a's owner, lew wolff made another pitch for relocation. >> reporter: whenhe a's owner addressed the crowd in san jose, he did not know his plan to move the team to south bay would soon be up in the air. wolf did not comment on major league baseball's andling of his request to move, but he did emphasize the need for a move. >> we tried oakland, and tried fremont. so many aspects of land ownership, and other influences indicate to us that we need to be in a downtown area. >> reporter: but land ownership is again the problem. today, state controller john chung ruled they made the move after the deadline. so the land must be sold, with the money going mainly to school districts and other agencies that benefit from property tax. >> all of those agencies now must get in sync, and agree to the fact that the ballpark is an important asset, that would benefit all of them. >> reporter: wolf seemed to be making that argument when he discussed the benefits of the ballpark. >> it's a regional impact. it's sad when we don't look at it in a regional way. >> reporter: toda