The Golden State Warriors must pay the city of Oakland and Alameda County nearly $50 million in outstanding debt accrued during renovations to the Oakland Arena in the mid-1990s, the California Supreme Court ruled last week.

The state’s high court rejected the Warriors’ appeal last Wednesday in the NBA franchise’s legal battle with the joint powers authority, run by Oakland and the county, that operates the arena.

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Eli covers public health, transportation and state politics for the Bay City News Foundation, serves as the main editor of the Public Health and COVID-19 Information Hub and assists with Local News Matters' social media strategy. He has also previously covered local politics in San Diego County as well as college and professional sports across the Bay Area.