Oakland Raiders Stadium study approved: minority involvement missing?

The Oakland Tribune reports that on Friday, the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Authority approved a stadium feasibility study that, if it goes according to form, would lead to a new football stadium in Oakland for the Oakland Raiders and possibly the San Francisco 49ers (although to what degree that's just a 49ers political football lobed toward San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is the real question).

The question here is, did any one of the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Authority members question if minority involvement was a consideration in the selection of CSL International for the $125,000 study?

As of this writing, the answer's no. If that hold's up, the Oakland Councilmembers at the very least should be taken to the woodshed over an ignorance of something Oaklanders have insisted on for years.

And regarding the study itself, the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Authority asked the Oakland Raiders to share in the payment of the $125,000. Oakland Raiders CEO Amy Trask gave this response:

"We have expended resources in evaluating and furthering the concept of an urban redevelopment project, anchored by a stadium. In that regard, we have already engaged (at our expense) professionals to assist with this analysis. We have not heard from the Joint Powers Authority about the funding of a study, so it would be inappropriate to comment further."

Let's get this straight: the Coliseum Authority and the Oakland Raiders are both working on an "urban redevelopment project" that involves football but the Authority did not communicate with the Oakland Raiders on the matter of a feasibility study? What is going on over at the Authority?

Stay tuned.