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Oakland Picks AEG – Again
Officials voted a second time on who should manager
After competing bidder
SMG, which managed the coliseum complex for the last 13 years, objected to the original vote, accusing the JPA’s process of being ridden with “errors and irregularities (that) are fatal to the fairness and integrity of the (request for proposals) process.”
Alleged irregularities cited included violation of California’s Brown Act governing open meetings and transparency of government agencies. SMG also accused the JPA of providing misleading information about the qualifications of AEG and SMG during the original deliberations of the facility management bids.
If negotiations between the JPA and AEG are successful, any contract will reportedly require AEG to adopt a “hands off” position toward the NFL’s Oakland Raiders, which play at O.co Coliseum and are widely rumored to be one of the teams that could be enticed to move to AEG’s proposed Farmers Field in Los Angeles.