THE ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS has voted to finalize terms for the sale of the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum to a local development company.

After years of incremental progress, the Oakland Acquisition Company, an affiliate of the African American Sports and Entertainment Group, is now a little less than a year away from closing escrow on the 112-acre site once jointly owned by the city of Oakland and Alameda County. 

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.