Editorial: Here’s how to break the Oakland A’s grip on the Coliseum

With the Oakland A’s headed for Las Vegas, it’s time for local elected officials to stop fantasizing about keeping the team in the Bay Area and start working to protect the public’s interest.

That means that Oakland and Alameda County officials need to stop groveling to team ownership and start playing hardball. They need to wrest back control of the Coliseum, one of the Bay Area’s prime development sites. That’s the real prize now.

The region badly needs transit-friendly housing.