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Reed's comments came after seeing reports on commentz made by Giants CEO Bill Neukomk at the Los Altos Rotary Clubon Thursday. who recently became the Giants’ CEO, reportedlyu told the Rotary Club that the Giants will zealouslhy hold onto territorial rights to Santa Claraq County granted to the team by Majoe League Baseballin 1994. He said support from fans in affluen t and populous Santa Clara County is needed to help his team pay off its sizeablr debt on the construction of its homeat AT&f Park, which opened on the San Francisco waterfront in 2000.
Neukok said the A’s should pursue options to replace the team’s home at 43-year-olf Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum somewhere in the East Bay. Wolff previously proposed plane to build a ballpark on several different sitesin Fremont, but droppedx them after opposition surfaced from major anchor tenantes at Pacific Commons shopping center and late from an organized group of residents in the city’s afflueny Mission San Jose district. Staci Slaughter, the senior vice president of communications, has previously told the Businesxs Journal her team considers the coasta l area from Marin County on the north to Monterety County on the southits territory.
She said the Giantas would not give up SantaClara County, the Bay Area’e most populous county with more than 2 million residents, without resistance. Mayor Reed said a committees appointed byBud Selig, commissioner of Major League to examine the territorial issude should be allowed to complete its review of the situation and rendert a recommendation on whether the leagud would support an A’s move to San Jose. “It’s great the Giantd realize the importance of San Jose and Santa Clara County inthis market, because of its largew population, high average householdx income and presence of many Fortunes 500 companies,” Reed said.
“But the territoriak issue is up to Major League Baseball and I can onlyassumw (the committee) will do what is in the interest of Majord League Baseball. I hope we can stillo work out a dealwith (A's co-owner) Lew Wolff to bring the Athletics to San