they will be referred to as the a's or the athletics as they play at sutter health park, a minor league stadium , in sacramento. right now between stadium seats and the grass, sutter health can bid only 14,600 fans. city leaders and sutter health park refusing to comment on the renovations that many speculate mlb and the players association would require. the oakland a's coliseum currently seats 63,000 fans but less than 11,000 showed up today's home games on average last season. >> we are excited to be here for the next three years, playing in this beautiful ballpark but also being able to watch some of the greatest players in baseball, whether they be athletics players or aaron judge or others launch home runs out of this very intimate, the most intimate ballpark in all of major league baseball . >> very odd to name a nonathletic there. nonetheless, sutter health park is also home to the sacramento river cats. that is the giants aaa affiliate. the a's would play when the river cats are on the road but just a week ago, the president and coo of the river cats said that sutter health par

the venue, sutter health park. seats does it hold and will upgrades or improvements need to be made in order for these two teams to share this facility? >> yeah, 14,000 seats is a capacity right now. last week during the river cats media day, they just unveiled their brand new locker room. so the home side, the river cats, do have new locker rooms. the visitor's side will still need to be, of course, go under construction there today. they talked about new lights, new video boards, possible bleacher seating and seating out in the lawn. so out in the outfield. so there is going to be plenty of upgrades being made there. kind of shy to tell us exactly what those will be and when, but again, they did say for sure, upgrades are coming to sutter health park. >> michelle, beyond the ballpark, we've certainly seen west sacramento continue to build in that area to bring in new business. what about the economic boost this move could have for that area? >> oh man. businesses are ecstatic. they're already talking about their

a's have been exploring several different options for a temporary home, but they settled on sutter health parkn sacramento. reporter jake gatton explains how this deal came together. >> reporter: it's a historic day here at sutter health park for the city of west sacramento as kings owner vivek ranadive and a's owner jon fisher coming together to form a partnership for the next three years as the a's will play here in sutter health park thanks to an "easy" negotiation that went fast and quick between both sides. the breakdown of the deal is the a's play here for three years with option for a fourth year no, details on the amount that will be paid. there is also no guarantees by the a's or the mlb that an expansion team will come here after the a's leave for vegas. commissioner rob manfred did tell vivek ranadive that the league wants to add two more teams on the east and west coast and this could be a great west coast location. the reason the a's picked sac was due to an already built-in a's fan base and a good fan base for baseball in the capital region as well as the personal relationship be

a's leadership held a press conference at sutter health park home of the sacramento river cats, johnwho fans were pressuring to sell the team said despite efforts to strike a deal to stay put in oakland, the team is now looking forward to their temporary home in sacramento. >> we are excited to be here in the next three years playinging in this beautiful ballpark and also be able to watch some of the greatest players in baseball with the judge and others launched home runs out of this very intimate and most intimate ballpark in all of major league baseball for the next three years. >> the a's will play at sutter health park for three seasons with an option for a fourth. the goal is still, though, to be in las vegas by 2028. we won't know sacramento ticket prices until later this summer when the mlb releases schedules, but we do know the ticket members will get first priority to renew and get seats and they will get priority to buy tickets. here in the bay area, again, you can still watch the games on nbc sports california, and that's starting next season. >>> sutter health park is a

fisher and sacramento kings owner vivek around the making that announcement this morning at sutter health park in west sacramento a's team president dave kabul explains why the team chose this location rather than playing their home games at the minor affiliates stadium in las vegas. we looked at a variety of options. obviously las vegas year, salt lake city, oakland. >> and we felt that this was just a great interim home for the a's. we have a lot of fans in this region. it's a great location. we have a great partnership with the kings and the back and his team to really ended up being the best option for the club we have. like i said, we have a long-standing tv partnership nbc, california and the comcast and you know, they're an important partner in stakeholder in making that decision and they were very supportive of that. this location. >> ahead of the team's planned move to vegas in 2028, the park will host the a's for 3 seasons starting in 2025. with an option for a 4th. and while they propose moving in the past, this will be the first time a move actually takes place in 2014. the a's sig

the athletics moving home base to west sacramento's minor league sutter health park. we're excited to be here for the next three years playing in this beautiful ballpark. the a's will be sharing the ballpark for the next three seasons with the river cats and its majority owner, the sacramento kings. vivek ranadivé. this is what an incredible day. >> this is epic. it's historic. >> we embrace you. all of west sacramento is going to thrive because of your presence. >> the smaller setting might be a good fit for the a's, who averaged just 10,000 attendees at the 63,000 seat coliseum last year. >> a much more intimate setting for sure. i mean, i think it's about 14,000 people in the stadium. there and i imagine they'll probably fill it up for most of their games. >> baseball fans who used to drive to the bay area from sacramento for games are thrilled. >> i was jumping up and down this morning. i was very, very excited. >> jimmy galdo is general manager of rio city cafe. a lifelong a's fan with his dad, he says the games just across the tower bridge will be a welcome boos

. >> ranadive made the announcement this morning at sutter health park in west sacramento. a team president dave kaval explains why the team chose this location rather than playing their home games at the minor league affiliate stadium in vegas. >> we looked at a variety of options. obviously las vegas year, salt lake city, oakland, and we felt that this was just a great interim home for the a's. we have a lot of fans in this region. it's a great location. we have a great partnership with the kings and the back and his team to really ended up being the best option for the club we have. like i said, we have a long-standing tv partnership nbc, california and the comcast and you know, they're an important partner in stakeholder in making that decision and they were very supportive of that. this location. >> ahead of the team's plan moved to vegas in 2028, the park will host the a's for 3 seasons starting in 2025. with an option. >> for a force. we have team coverage tonight on the a's move to sack are gayle ong is standing by live in the studio with what is next for the colise

headed to sacramento as kron. 4 so-called reports the team announced it will play home games at sutter health park starting next season. >> major league baseball will work with the a's and the river cats. the minor league baseball team that plays their home games here at sutter health park to ensure that their schedules do not overlap. that should come out in the summer. and major league baseball also adds that this facility already undergone a multimillion dollar renovation and you can expect more upgrades to ensure that this area complies with major league baseball standards during a news conference here at sutter health park in west sacramento thursday. >> a's owner john fisher and sacramento kings owner, the veteran of bay celebrating their deal to bring the a's to the state capitol remedy that owns the river cats and the minor league team. a san francisco giants affiliate will now share their park with the a's at the end of this season, the park will host the a's for 3 seasons starting in 2025. with an option for a 4th. this ahead of the team's planned move to las vegas in 2028, all of this h

. >> i just want to say how excited i am to be here in west sacramento, in sutter health park, celebrating a momentous day for this community and a momentous day for our 123 year old franchise. >> as a's owner john fisher was in west sacramento, joined by elected officials and others to announce that his oakland a's will call west sacramento home for the next three seasons. >> it's been a dream of west sacramento to have a major league team here. we embrace you all of west sacramento is going to thrive because of your presence. this wasn't, unexpected, at least there in the general northern california marketplace. >> but they'll be leaving the coliseum and all of its memories . >> the a's will call sutter health park in sacramento, home temporarily right now, the river cats, the giants minor league team, also plays in that stadium. the a's will stay there until their las vegas stadium is complete. this announcement comes just two days after oakland and the a's met to discuss a deal in which the team, of course, declined and did not take the city's offer. a five years for $97 million. oakla

starting next season, the a's will be playing in sacramento at sutter health park, home to the aaa rivercats. they'll be known as the athletics. no oakland, no sacramento in the name. capacity at sutter health park 10,000 seats. and then there is a grassy knoll out on for 4,000 people. so overall 14,000. sacramento is a temporary home for three, maybe four seasons until the a's new ballpark is built out in las vegas. right on the strip about a mile away from the raiders stadium. this morning, the a's made it official at sutter health park. you see john fisher there on the far right. the reclusive billionaire owner joining forces with sacramento kings owner vivek ranadive, who also owns the rivercats and some of the city officials out there. nbc's thom jensen also there. >> the a's and ownership here in west sacramento have been in talks for months. and when it seemed like there was no way to reach a deal at the coliseum in oakland, they penned an agreement to move here, at least temporarily for the next three years, maybe longer. >> we're looking forward to this being our home until we move

kings and by extension, the majority owner of the sacramento river cats would play there at sutter health park. and he said this morning, i'm thrilled to welcome the a's to sutter health park. where players and fans alike can enjoy world-class baseball experience and create unforgettable memories. but again, sadly for local oakland a's fans who maybe can't make that trip up there. that's this is the end of the road. a local mlb baseball team there in the east bay. you know, i remember growing up here in oakland going to james lewis added. >> the different families that went out, it was a little break in just a hectic day today. you can share that moment with your kids. so i know that it really concerned about the turnout in terms of if fans are going to still continue to support while the a's were here. >> and now we know they're moving to sacramento, maybe can. hopefully they can have the fans in that area come out and still some of the faith pulls. well, ali drive up to >> sad news, though, for oakland a's fans all around. we do know there is going to be a press conference taking place at 10

the a's will play at sutter health park starting next season before they moved to las vegas. the announcement comes after negotiations with the city of oakland failed. a's owner john fischer announced the news in sacramento today. >> we are excited to be here for the next three years, playing in this beautiful ballpark, but also being able to watch some of the greatest players in baseball, whether they be athletics players or aaron judge and others, launch home runs out of this very intimate, the most intimate ballpark in all of major league baseball. >> you could call it intimate. the sutter health park can fit just over 14,000 fans. the oakland coliseum fits 63,000 fans. less than 11,000 fans showed up to a's home games on average last season. oakland mayor released a statement saying we wish days the best and we will continue our conversations with them on facilitating the sale of their share of the coliseum site. >>> in vegas, the a's plan to move into their new ballpark by 2028 . this is what the dugout digs would look like at the $1.5 billion stadium. things are happeni

well, possibly west sacramento's sutter health park, which aes officials allegedly toured earlier this year. residents in sacramento say it's an exciting possibility would be fine. >> also what it what are your thoughts on the people who were like no, they shouldn't abandon oakland until they go to vegas. you know that stadium's old. times change. clean up your town may be able to stay. >> that was sacramento mayor who governs the area where sutter health park sits has yet to comment. but the sacramento mayor next door tells our sister station he does help stay in oakland, but would be a good temporary landing spot. and residents here say they actually wouldn't mind the team staying for good. >> i love that idea. i made and so exciting i get the why. but that's their hometown. but it's exciting to know that they may be coming here and that. >> insiders tell kron 4. they do think there's a good chance a deal could be made between oakland in the a's, but that proposal needs to be competitive. >> now back out here live, we are at sutter health park. so lots of anticipation today to see wh

here's a look at sutter health park's website right now. it's as you can get on the priority list for tickets for 2025. so stay with us here on air and online for continuing coverage of the a's moved to sacramento. you can download the free kron 4 app to get push alerts sent directly to your mobile device. see, you can find out exactly when news breaks. snow falling on mount tam this morning, our camera capturing all of that white stuff. we can blew blow out alive there just a few minutes. we can see what's happening at this hour. but first, we want to give you a look at the wet weather that has returned to the bay area because this is what it looked like in the north bay this morning as rain began to fall in sandra fell, there were early reports of strong wind gusts as well. so we'll take a live look now at what's happening from on top of mount tam. haha, a little over now to kyla snow. i can't believe it. >> well, we talked yesterday about how cold this system was going to be right. and it's certainly to live or this morning. in fact, sti

sutter health park, with its 14,000 seats, is significantly smaller than the 63,000 seat oakland coliseums away. the park in west sacramento opened in may of 2000 at a cost of more than $46 million, or about $82 million. today the coliseum, meanwhile, opened in 1966 and cost $22 million, which would now be more than $200 million. despite a renovation in the 90s, the a's had growing complaints about the aging coliseum's condition, including mold, broken seats and plumbing leaks. former sacramento river cats pitcher and bay area native trevor hildenberger giving some insight into sutter health park on x, he wrote, quote, no family room, no mother's room, no shade or bathrooms in the bullpens. only one shared batting cage. if you thought the coliseum facility were lacking, well, today's announcement comes after the city of oakland's previous offer for a five year, $97 million lease failed. >> the city then offered a final three year, $60 million lease on tuesday, which the a's also turned down. in a statement, oakland mayor shengtao said oakland offered a deal that was fair to the a's and wa

they're going to play at the sutter health park, home to the minor league sacramento rivercats. the two teams are going to share that facility. a's president, dave cavel, says a deal with oakland was just not a viable option. he says this also gives the sacramento area a chance to prove it can support a big league team full time. >> i think the next few years will be a great way to showcase the interest in baseball and that has happened with the rivercats. i think the next few years will be a continuation of that. >> now the a's and the rivercats will have a deal for 2025 through 2027 season. they have an option for the 2028 season if their vegas ballpark isn't ready. >>> now sacramento cheers, oakland fans are hanging their head and shaking them. and they had been negotiating with the a's owner until recently even yesterday. >> reporter: fans are not shy to the reaction of their announcement. >> i don't like it at all. and i'm loyal to where i live and the a's should be in oakland. >> i'm kind of glad they're leaving. kind of sucks the big promotions, sorry, the big sports orga

sutter health park has seen fewer than 11,000 fans. 14,000 if you count lawn seating. but it's about to host a big league team. starting next year it will

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they'll play at sutter health park starting next season before they move to vegas. the ballpark is also home to the sacramento river cats, the giants triple-a affiliate. the a's would play when the river cats are on the road. >> we're excited to be here for the next three years playing in this beautiful ballpark, but also being able to be able to watch some of the greatest players in baseball, whether they be athletics players or aaron judge and others launch home runs out of this very intimate, the most intimate ballpark in all of major league baseball for the next three years. >> there are a lot of takes on it. oakland mayor sheng thao said the city offered a deal that was "fair" to the a's and fiscally responsible for oakland and she said, "we wish the a's the best and will continue conversations on facilitating the sale of the share of the coliseum site. the city will focus on advancing redevelopment efforts at the coliseum." the a's still own half the coliseum complex which they bought from alameda county in 2019. amanda hari has a closer look at the fallout fo

they're going to be playing there at sutter health park, where the minor league team currently playss. but they got to do a lot of upgrades to be able to get up to mlb code. is that even feasible for next season? >> yeah. it's feasible. they've recently renovated the clubhouse areas. there's still a lot more that needs to be done. remember julian, this used to be the triple-a home of the a's before it was the triple-a home of the giants. so back when i was an a's beat writer, i used to spend a lot of time out here, and the players i know i reached out to about this said that the facilities are not adequate. even with the upgrades. you can't have aaron judge, who apparently is john fisher's favorite baseball player, coming out here and playing in a minor league park, you're going to have to do some things. so right now what we're looking at, julian, is the transformation being completed. the a's now have the lowest payroll in baseball. they traded away all of their stars and now they're playing at a minor league park. the triple a's the most quaint park in all of major league baseball

the a's are now reportedly close to finalizing a deal that would temporarily move the team to sutter health park in sacramento before their planned move to las vegas. >> this is the view of sutter health park from drone view seven, home to minor league team the sacramento river cats. the a's would play there for two years while they build a stadium in vegas. once their lease with the oakland coliseum expires at the end of the season. abc seven sports anchor casey pratt reports that a's employees have already been told sacramento is close to a done deal. the a's held a negotiating session with oakland city officials on tuesday, but not much came out of it. the team put out a statement saying the two sides were far apart. major league baseball already approved their move to vegas, but the earliest a ballpark a ballpark could be ready is the 2028 season. an official announcement on this deal with sacramento could come as soon as today. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. thank you. >> lena. while the a's probably prepared to leave oakland, a new minor league team is getting ready to move i

the a's are set for three seasons at sutter health park before the planned move to las vegas in a few years. abc seven news reporter j.r. stone talked with fans who are just frustrated that it had to end this way. >> i'm sad they're leaving and i'm mad they leaving athletics fans and oakland natives trying to enjoy plank. >> oakland outraged after the oakland a's announced thursday that this will be their last season in oakland, and they will instead play baseball at this minor league ballpark in sacramento come next year. >> well, i'm extremely disappointed, actually, to hear that i've been following the a's since i was a young kid. >> the heart, mind, and soul of a's fans has been kicked to the curb by somebody in the form of john fisher, that didn't care about their emotions and his empty comments about how sad he is to leave oakland. well, draw your own conclusions. >> former athletics executive andy dolich, who also coauthor of the book goodbye, oakland, is referring to current a's owner john fisher, who on thursday talked about how excited he was about the interim deal in sacram

this is sutter health parks website live right now. it's as you can get on the priority list for tickets for 2025. stay with us here. kron for news on air and online for continuing coverage on the a's moved to sacramento. you can download the free kron 4 app to get push alerts sent directly to your mobile device. when the news breaks. and this was the view from on top of mount tam this morning. wow, checked out. the looks pretty darned cold out there. snow coming down. let's talk about our forecast now as we take a live look now outside a similar view right there, mount tam camera there. a check in now with cuyler for more details. just see the tiny bit of sun trying to break through. we have a little bit breaking in san francisco with this low pressure system is still very fully engaged. as you can see here. >> and it is dragging in not just a rain, but also yes, some snowflakes in some spots because we've got very, very cold air associated with this system. so you can see right now where things have lightened up a little bit. but not

well, possibly west sacramento's sutter health park, which aes officials allegedly toured earlier this year. residents in sacramento say it's an exciting possibility would be fine. >> also what it what are your thoughts on the people who were like no, they shouldn't abandon open until they go to vegas. you know, that stadium's old. times change. clean up your town may be able to stay. >> that was sacramento mayor who governs the area where sutter health parks. has yet to comment. but the sacramento mayor next door tells our sister station he does help stay in oakland, but adds that sacramento could and would be a good temporary landing spot. and residents here say they actually wouldn't mind the team staying for good. >> i love that idea. i made and exciting i could be like that. their hometown. but it's exciting to know that they may be back. >> insiders tell kron 4. they do think there's a good chance a deal could be made between oakland in the a's, but that proposal needs to be competitive. that's the very latest here in sacramento. and michael thomas will send it back to live in th

well, possibly west sacramento's sutter health park, which aes officials allegedly toured earlier this year. residents in sacramento say it's an exciting possibility would be fine. >> also what it what are your thougtts on the people who were like no, they shouldn't abandon oakland until they go to vegas. you know that stadium's old. times change. clean up your town may be able to stay. >> that was sacramento mayor who governs the area where sutter health park sits has yet to comment. but the sacramento mayor next door tells our sister station he does help stay in oakland, but adds that sacramento could and would be a good temporary landing spot. and residents here say they actually wouldn't mind the team staying for good. >> i love that idea and they tend exciting. i could be like that their hometown, but it's exciting to know that they may be back. >> insiders tell kron 4. they do think there's a good chance a deal could be made between oakland in the a's, but that proposal needs to be competitive. that's the very latest here in sacramento. and michael thomas will send it back to liv

this morning at sutter health park.comes just two days after the city of oakland and the a's met to discuss a deal in which the team, of course, decided not to take the city's offer of five years for $97 million. in a statement, a's owner john fisher said, quote, the conditions to achieve an agreement seemed out of reach. we understand the disappointment this news brings to our fans, as this season marks our final one in oakland. throughout the season, we will honor and celebrate our time in oakland and will share additional details soon. now, oakland mayor xiang tao said the following this morning, sending us this quote oakland offered a deal that was fair to the a's and was fiscally responsible for our city. we wish the a's the best and will continue our conversations with them on facilitating the sale of their share of the coliseum site. the city of oakland will now focus on advancing redevelopment efforts at the coliseum. the a's new proposed stadium is supposed to be built on the site of the tropicana hotel, along

the sacramento kings, which is the majority owner of the sacramento river cats out there at sutter health park, which is the ballpark where the a's are going to be playing for the next 3 seasons. according to the press release, they say they've got 3 seasons confirmed there at center health park with the option for a 4th as the team is making preparations to move ultimately too. las vegas. so there you have it. the second kings owner and chairman vivek was quoted in this press releases saying, quote, i am thrilled to welcome the a's to center health park where players and fans alike can enjoy world-class baseball experience and create unforgettable memories. today marks the next chapter of professional sports in sacramento. and then we also heard from rob manfred, the commissioner of major league baseball who said, quote, on behalf of all mlb, i want to express my appreciation to west sacramento sutter health park, the kings and the greater sacramento area for there. excitement to host the a's for interim play. so there you have it. the official word. i know this is a real concern for a lot of

the a's plan to spend three seasons at sutter health park before making a permanent move to vegas. moments after word broke about the a's move, the abc7 news bay area app notified people with a push alert. you can get immediate news updates sent to your mobile device by downloading the app and enabling alerts. mass job cuts why cupertino based apple is laying off hundreds of workers in the south bay, and it's opening day for the giants. >> we're live at oracle park with all the festivities fans can look forward to. >> and our level one system still arriving with showers and the possibility of thunderstorms and snow. right now, mount hamilton, mount tam, a little bit of around mount diablo. i'll track it for you. have the weekend forecast you can see the store's inventory. so you guys really have mangoes in stock? yup. what about frozen pizza? here they are. fresh salmon. too easy. coffee? yup. ( ♪ ) you made a cow! actually it's a piggy bank. my inspiration to start saving. how about a more solid way to save? i'm listening. well, bmo helps get your savings habit into shape with a c

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the a's are set for three seasons at sutter health park before the planned move to las vegas in a few reporter j.r. stone talked with fans who are just frustrated that it had to end this way. >> i'm sad they're leaving and i'm mad they leaving athletics fans and oakland natives trying to enjoy plank. >> oakland outraged after the oakland a's announced thursday that this will be their last season in oakland, and they will instead play baseball at this minor league ballpark in sacramento come next year. >> well, i'm extremely disappointed, actually, to hear that i've been following the a's since i was a young kid. >> the heart, mind, and soul of a's fans has been kicked to the curb by somebody in the form of john fisher, that didn't care about their emotions and his empty comments about how sad he is to leave oakland. well, draw your own conclusions. >> former athletics executive andy dolich, who also coauthor of the book goodbye, oakland, is referring to current a's owner john fisher, who on thursday talked about how excited he was about the interim deal in sacramento, dolich says that

oakland a's are now reportedly close to finalizing a deal that would temporarily move the team to sutter health park up in sacramento before their planned move to las vegas. now, this is the view of sutter health park from drone view seven, home to minor league team the sacramento river cats. the a's would play there for two years while they build a stadium in vegas. once their lease with the oakland coliseum expires at the end of the season, abc seven sports anchor casey pratt reports that a's employees have already been told sacramento is close to a done deal. the a's held a negotiating session with oakland city officials on tuesday, but not much came out of it. the team put out a statement saying the two sides were far apart. major league baseball already approved their move to las vegas, but the earliest a ballpark could be ready is the 2028 season. an official announcement on this deal with sacramento could come as early as today. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena, thank you. while the a's prepare to leave oakland, a new minor league team is getting ready to move in. abc seve

he says the a's will call sutter health park home temporarily. that is where the river cats, the giants minor league team, plays right now. >> the a's and sacramento. look it's tough to verbalize and it's even tougher to write it because it's like well the a's and sacramento have are finalizing a deal. well not really it's not sacramento. it's west sacramento . >> so west sacramento would be their temporary home. they would share the stadium and facilities for the next three seasons with the river cats. while the a's wait for their proposed las vegas stadium to be built, an official announcement likely will come tomorrow, which happens to be the exact same day as the giants opening day in san francisco. now, this is a major development, as just 48 hours ago, the a's met with the city of oakland to discuss an extension at the coliseum. the city presented the team with a five year contract in which the a's would pay $97 million to stay there through 2029. but get this, they would have the option to opt out after three years, which is when they expe

that deal means the a's calling sutter health park home is ahead of the planned move to las vegas. rivercats, and that team says it does not plan to cut down any of its home games. >>> let's get a look at the forecast today, and meteorologist, kari hall, is tracking what we can expect. >> widespread rain along with cold temperatures, and we have a chance of thunderstorms into tomorrow. temperatures in the upper 50s, and even though the cool weather continues for the next several days, we will see some clearing skies for saturday and sunday, and a gradual warm-up in our forecast through the middle of next week with a high of 80 degrees. for san francisco, expect mid-50s for today and tomorrow and a mix of sun and clouds for the weekend. in time for the solar eclipse on monday, it's clearing out, marcus. >> thanks, kari. >>> we will have another local news update for you coming up in 30 minutes. see you back here then. she got that dress with the extra money she saved using our brand new grocery outlet app. it's been really fun seeing what everyone's doing with the extra money they sa

if they're not going play at the coliseum, it might be sutter health park in west sacramento, dennisnahan reports. in general. i can safely say that aaa requirements are different than major league requirements. we spoke with former miami marlins president david p sampson now host of the daily podcast. nothing personal. >> as someone who knows what it's like to run a big league team. he says sutter health park will need major upgrades if it's going to be acceptable to major league ballplayers. still, he see sacramento as a frontrunner for landing the a's until they move to las vegas because the team plans to leave open anyway. and he says oakland is asking too much for a lease extension. i would say fire the president of the a's. there is not one scenario. >> under which i would be pay 97 million dollars in rent. the biggest issue that i see face in sacramento is that wherever oakland plays there has to be union approval. if it's outside of oakland and there has to be a an agreement for some sort of tv revenue that major league baseball would have to approve because there's a calcula

this is a sutter health's park website.the website to put in a deposit for 2025 season tickets. say they will not take the town's a name with them. after this season, the oakland athletics will simply be known as the athletics or ace. stay with kron. 4 on air and online for continuing coverage on the a's moved to sacramento. you can download the free kron. 4 app to get push alerts sent directly to your mobile device. when news breaks. all right. let's get cheered up by the weather and the rain and what it seems appropriate wednesday. not tonight, but tomorrow. >> right. we've got a lot cheer about. yeah, we've got friday coming our way. we've got the weekend on the way. how about if we start talking about some 70's and 80's, that would feel pretty good. but hold off. not just yet. we've got some weather to deal with overnight tonight. we've got more showers out there right now. more on the way. i think even on friday we'll see at least a chance of a few scattered showers, not going to like today, but very wet out there. rig

sutter health park is already home to the sacramento rivercats, and that seem says it does not plan to the a's and the city have not officially announced any plans. >>> long-time supervisor and current board president, aaron peskins joining the race for mayor. he said his years of experience will serve the city well. >> i have a 24-year career of public service, bringing people together and moving san francisco forward. i have a ton of legislative experience, and i want to harness that to address the problems affecting san francisco on a positive note. >> mayor breed's re-election campaign manager release add fiery response to peskin's mayoral run. it says, aaron peskin is saw nom none with intimidation, obstruction and disfunction, literally the triple crown of moving san francisco backwards. if you can go into a laboratory and construct an individual designed to single-handily destroy san francisco, he would be the model. peskin enters a crowded field with nonprofit executive, daniel lurie, and mark farrell. >>> four baseball parks use facial recognition instead of tickets for fans t

that the a's are meeting today in sacramento to discuss the possibility of the team playing at sutter health parkthe team $67 million in annual broadcast revenue. also, sutter health is a smaller stadium where the a's play. as you can see, the a's can't even fill that right now. attendance at the coliseum has been horrible as fans stay away from the a's because they are upset over the impending move to las vegas. the a's lease at the coliseum expires at the end of the baseball season. the team is looking for a temporary home until 2028 when construction of the new $1.5 billion stadium is supposed to be completed on the las vegas strip. yesterday, the a's met with oakland to negotiate a new lease extension there at the coliseum. it doesn't appear those talks were productive. the a's said they were far apart on terms needed to agree on an extension. the city is asking for $97 million in rent over five years. the a's could leave after three but would have to pay the $97 c for two years. we reached out about the meeting today. sacramento didn't have anything to say. we are waiting for the a's to get

sutter health park has seen fewer than 11,000 fans. 14,000 if you count lawn seating. but it's about to host a big league team. starting next year it will become the temporary home to the oakland athletics. >> we're looking forward to this being our home until we move on to the stadium in las vegas in 2028. >> reporter: a's owner josh fisher says he knows this is painful for bay area fans, but says a deal to stay in oakland seemed out of reach. now he says the a's are excited to give fans at this small west sacramento park a three-year home run show they won't forget. >> whether they will be athletics players, aaron judge, and others, launch home runs out of this very intimate, the most intimate ballpark in all of major league baseball for the next three years. >> reporter: the negotiations included vivek ranadive who also owns the minor league sacramento rivercats. he sees this as one step closer to his goal of bringing a full- time major league team to the state capital when the league expands. >> they will be getting a new team. they wanted to be on the west coast.

zach boetto has the details. >> sutter health park in west sacramento.t a stone's throw from california's capital city. and for a kid who grew up here, then went on to play major league baseball for 16 years. the a's temporary move to west sacramento is a huge deal. sentinel is probably one of the biggest good the to be able to have >> you know, now another professional team to get a root for. i mean, i think it's it's, you know, it's cold. there's room for about 14,000 fans at sutter health park as it stands right now. >> and the a's are expected to play about 80 games here per season. for reference, the sacramento kings basketball team one 6th of the season. >> 4 time. mlb all-star greg vaughn, who earned his stripes at kennedy high school in sac city college says the a's move to west sacramento. we'll make it much easier for families not to have to travel hours away to see their idols playing person. i think do want you know, it good >> here's the look like to you know wiat was growing up. i was able to turn on the tv and the players the players that

an agreement to stay at the oakland coliseum, the team could head to sacramento and play at sutter health park been floating around for a while, but the "east bay times" says there's a meeting today to talk about this. right now sutter health park is the home of the minor league team the sacramento cats. the move would cost the a's $67 million in annual broadcast revenue. >> so much to follow there, kris. >>> the results are in, the california snowpack is measuring in at above average for the second straight season. the survey finds the snowpack has caught up to the historical average over the past two months. governor gavin newsom joined the department of water resources yesterday for the april snow survey in phillips. that's along highway 50 in el dorado county. and that's some pretty big news. >> this is not just fun for skiers, this is drinking water. >> absolutely. that's our water storage that we have for those dry summer months and that sierra snowpack melts into the reservoirs and fills them up. it is definitely necessary for us to have a decent amount of snow. it's been nice to see th

but what has that story >> sutter health park in west sacramento. just a stone's throw from california's capital city. and for a kid who grew up here, then went on to play major league baseball for 16 years. the a's temporary move to west sacramento is a huge deal. sentinel probably one of the biggest the to be able to have >> you know, now professional team to get a root for. i mean, i think it's it's, you know, it's cold. there's room for about 14,000 fans at sutter health park as it stands right now. >> and the a's are expected to play about 80 games here per season. for reference, the sacramento kings basketball team season. >> 4 time. mlb all-star greg vaughn, who earned his stripes at kennedy high school and sac city college says the a's move to west sacramento. we'll make it much easier for families not to have to travel hours away to see their idols play in person. i think do want you know, it is scripted >> here's the look like to you know what was growing up. i was able to turn on the tv and the players the players that looks like i cuts b

sutter health park needs some significant upgrades to meet mlb standards. he a's lease at the coliseum ends at the end of this season. their las vegas palm park isn't set to be done until 2028. now as for the discussion in oakland, the a's say the organization, the city and the county are far apart on the terms needed to agree on a possible extension. it would allow the team to play at the coliseum after the season is done. the deal included a five year extension with an opt out clause after three years. they also discussed how the team would share the coliseum with the soccer teams, the roots and the soul. the city reportedly asked the a's to pay for the field conversion costs. >> when people say every vote counts, the district 16 congressional race is why former san jose mayor sam liccardo is moving to the november general election. we've known that since election day, but his opponent is still to be determined. more than four weeks after the march primary, a single vote is now separating joe simitian and evan lo. a final vote counts expected this week aft

sutter health park in west sacramento. >> just a stone's throw from california's capital city.or a kid who grew up here, then went on to play major league baseball for 16 years. the a's temporary move to west sacramento is a huge deal. sentinel probably one of the biggest good the to be able to have >> you know, now professional team to get a root for. i mean, i think it's it's, you know, it's cold. there's room for about 14,000 fans at sutter health park as it stands right now. >> and the a's are expected to play about 80 games here per season. for reference, the sacramento kings basketball team one 6th of the season. >> 4 time. mlb all-star greg vaughn, who earned his stripes at kennedy high school and sacks city college says the a's move to west sacramento. we'll make it much easier for families not to have to travel hours away to see their idols playing person. i think do want you know, it good here's the look like to you know what was growing up. i was able to turn on the tv and the players and players that. >> looks like i cuts but they'll be able actually go up there do

the need team announced they reached a deal with the sacramento kings to play at sutter health park , that for the 2025-2027 season . the kings of the majority owner of the sacramento river cats. the parks home team. the announcement comes after negotiations with the city of oakland failed . city leaders reportedly offered the team and near $100 million , five-year extension to their current contract. but we know the a's said they were too far apart with the city to make a deal happen. in a statment, the a's owner wrote, we explored several locations for a temporary home including the oakland coliseum. he said we understand the disappointment this news brings to our fans, as the season marks her final season it looks like it will not happen. it is devastating. >> we know we saw a lot of fans in the parking lot of one of the last games and saying they would not go in and some fans chose to go in. knowing now that the team will not play the next season in sacramento, do you think fans will be in the parking lot more and not support in the seats? >> probably. i was out in the parking lot

sutter health park >> i want to say how excited i am to be here in west sacramento and subtle health park. celebrating a momentous day for the community and one for our 123-year-old franchise. we are looking forward to this being our home until we move on to our stadium in las vegas in 2028. >> safe to say it is crowded because it is home to the sacramento river cats. the giants triple a affiliate. so the a'sville to play when the river cats are on the road. reality about the a's move is starting to set in for a lot of fans. devin fehley caught up with two of them. >> people are upset. they are disappointed. they are angry. >> breaking up is never easy. just ask brian. the owner of the last dive bar whose love for the a's is more than skin deep >> for one, i can not get away from this. this is permanent. this is never coming off. >> reporter: brian, like many, knew the end was coming. the team had a wandering eye for awhile. setting its sights on vegas. the a's flirtation with sacramento stings more than they could of ever imagined. >> it is devastating. >> reporter: christopher is a

that the a's today are meeting in sacramento about the possibility of the team playing at the sutter health park while their new stadium is built in las vegas, so that will be starting next fall season. sutter health is a aaa home of the sacramento river cats, but the move would cost the a's $67 million in annual broadcast revenue if they were to go to sacramento. also, sutter health is a smaller stadium than where the a's currently play. as you can see, the a's can't even fill that right now. attendance at the coliseum has been horrible as a's fans stay away from the team because they are upset about their impending move to las vegas. the a's lease in the coliseum expires at the end of this ball season. construction of their new $1.5 billion stadium is supposed to be completed on the las vegas strip. this is a live look in oakland. yesterday the a's met with the city of oakland to negotiate a new lease extension there, but it does not appear those talks were productive. the a's told us they were far apart on the terms needed to agree to an extension. the city of oakland is asking for $97 millio

a's leadership visited sutter health park. a welcomed message on the scoreboard put the name of the a's owner in lights. the minor league sacramento river cats play there now. they have been enjoying major league upgrades to the stadium recently. including new locker rooms. >> just enhancing it to make sure we are up to mlb standards and we have big league amenities in our minor league ballpark. >> no word how much it will cost the a's. other options are salt lake city or extending their lease at the coliseum that seems less and less likely. no deal was reached yesterday between the a's and the city of oakland. espn says the a's offered them a two year deal worth 17 million. the city says they will extend the lease through a five year contract for $97 million. in the meantime, plans in vegas are moving forward. yesterday, the tropicana hotel and casino, that is so the site where the new stadium will be built closed for good. it is slated for demolition in october. but, the new 1.5 billion stadium will not be ready until 2028.

if the a's end up in sacramento, they'll play at sutter health park. hat's where the river cats play. but that isn't a sure thing. you see, sutter health park would need some significant upgrades to meet mlb standards. the a's lease at the coliseum ends at the end of the season. their las vegas ballpark isn't expected to be done until 2028. >> as for the discussion in oakland, the a's say the organization, the city and the county are far apart on the terms needed to agree on a possible extension. it would allow the team to play at the coliseum after this season is done. the deal included a five year extension with an opt out clause. after three years. they also discussed how the team would share the coliseum with the soccer teams, the roots and soul, the city reportedly asked the a's to pay for the field conversion costs. >> as we look live from oakland international airport, there's new developments in the controversy surrounding its proposed name change. the metropolitan oakland international airport wants to change its formal name to the san francisc

the a's would leave oakland at the end of this season and play the 2025. 26 27 seasons that sutter health park as no surprise to fans were not shot if anything, i'm disgusted. >> it's just sort of it's not a shock. it's not grief. it's just sickening help. gordon is a former vendors at the coliseum known to most is how the hot dog guy. >> there's only one person who's to blame for this. this this process that can only certain be described as just symbolic. and that's john fisher. just more proof that these billionaires, they don't care about the consumer. they don't care about fans you know that they don't care at all. >> ryan johansen with oakland's last dive bar says not extending the lease at the oakland coliseum is what fans have come to expect from a's owner john fisher. didn't matter what the offer was going to be. john fisher and mlb. one. nothing to do with the with remaining in oakland are working out any kind of deal whatsoever. but anger from oakland fans isn't just level the day's owner, john fisher, but his friend run the owner of sutter health park, the minor league sacramento ri