Oakland seeks injunction to halt Coliseum property sale

Attorneys for the city of Oakland have asked a judge to issue a preliminary injunction barring Alameda County from selling its half ownership of the 155-acre Coliseum complex to the Oakland A’s baseball team for $85 million.

The city’s lawyers expected Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch to grant the injunction, which would extend a preliminary temporary restraining order he issued on Oct. 1, because the city likely would prevail if the case goes to trial.