City Opposes Incomplete Lease, But Talks Go On Amid Procedural Complaints Miami Freedom Park could house a soccer stadium and entertainment complex. (Courtesy of Jorge Mas and David Beckham) The outcome of retired soccer star David Beckham’s planned $1 billion stadium and entertainment complex in Miami is still up in the air, with officials rejecting a key proposal one year after voters directed city officials to negotiate a lease for the project. Miami city commissioners on

Mission Rock Among Latest Additions to Nation’s Sports-Centric Developments The 28-acre Mission Rock district includes residential, office and retail elements near the San Francisco Giants' ballpark. (Tishman Speyer) Buildings inspired by California's geologic rock formations and elements such as a five-acre waterfront park are included in plans unveiled by developer Tishman Speyer and the San Francisco Giants baseball team for a new development. They are the first official r

City and County at Odds Over Sale of Current Venue as Team Considers Move to Las Vegas A dispute between the city of Oakland and Alameda County could affect plans for a new Oakland A's ballpark and surrounding commercial and residential district on the downtown waterfront. (Oakland A's) California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to help Oakland, California, try to keep its Major League Baseball team in town with a new stadium that would contribute to transforming the cit

Residents Clash With City Leaders Over Future of 102-Acre Site The 90-year-old Willowick Golf Course could be redeveloped as a commercial project. A group representing residents and organized workers sued the cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove in California to halt the planned sale of Willowick Golf Course, a publicly owned 102-acre site eyed by the cities as one of Orange County's largest and last remaining parcels for commercial and residential development. Orange County