A's eye key approval for Oakland development

A key California state agency is expected to vote today on whether the A’s "can move forward" with their $12B plan to "build a waterfront ballpark and surrounding development at Howard Terminal." The S.F. Bay Conservation & Development Commission is "expected to weigh in on whether to approve the A’s request to remove Howard Terminal’s 56 acres from port designation." The A’s need a two-thirds vote in their favor "before they can submit a permit application to BCDC." Without a "yes vote, the A’s project will die." This comes after a mid-June "final recommendation from BCDC staff that determined Howard Terminal can be used for a new ballpark project" (S.F. CHRONICLE, 6/29).