Oakland small businesses see hopes of ballpark business revival dashed with A's move

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For so many small business owners, the latest news of the A's likely departure hurts, not only as fans but also puts their stores in a state of limbo, especially the ones that would have benefited from the construction of a new ballpark.

OAKLAND -- For so many small business owners, the latest news of the A's likely departure hurts, not only as fans but also puts their stores in a state of limbo, especially the ones that would have benefited from all the foot traffic some neighborhoods would have seen with the construction of a new ballpark."I started really young. It was a hobby, then became a career," said Rodriguez."It's been a journey.

"It would have brought more foot traffic and made more barbers here more successful," said Rodriguez. "It was always 'Hey, just wait til the A's get here it's going to be great with lots of new customers,'" said Manning."We were just kind of waiting out for that."

 

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