Oakland Mayor Schaaf Livid - Media Misquote On Raiders NFL Stadium, Goodell, Ronnie Lott

Oakland Mayor Schaaf Livid - Media Misquote On Raiders NFL Stadium, Goodell, Ronnie Lott Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf is upset over what she says is a misquote in Sunday's San Francisco Chronicle. "Today’s San Francisco Chronicle contains inaccurate information I need to clarify. On May 23, I proactively contacted NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to update him generally on what we've felt have been productive conversations with Raiders’ negotiator Larry MacNeil.” “Having learned from what I believe was a past mistake of awarding an exclusive negotiating agreement to a developer not approved by the Raiders, I wanted to assure the Commissioner of my commitment to keeping the Raiders and NFL at the center of our efforts.” “I did express to the Commissioner my interest in continuing discussions with the Ronnie Lott/Rodney Peete group and asked how the Commissioner would view my taking more meetings with them.” “The Commissioner encouraged me to explore all avenues for partnership that might result in a successful project for Oakland, the Raiders and the NFL, assuming we not give away any rights without clear Raiders’ support. That is my intention in resuming discussions with them.” “I continue to believe the Raiders can develop a new stadium in Oakland that is responsible to the team, its fans, the NFL and the taxpayers of Oakland. Oakland has worked hard to contribute the entitlements, development opportunities and infrastructure funding to our shared vision of a stadium-centered development at the Oakland Coliseum. I’m committed to continuing to work hard to realize this vision.”

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