As you know, we are not fans of the Oakland A’s proposed ballpark and development at the current site of Howard Terminal in the Port of Oakland.  Simply put, the plans are incongruous with maritime activities.

Pacific Merchant Shipping Association’s (PMSA) shares our opinion and recently authored an informative op/ed on the topic.  Excerpt below:

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It is a tale as old as time.  Which is why some of the oldest land use regulations, notably the public trust doctrine, have survived as basic underpinning notions of western property law. The importance of the preservation of public control, and access to navigable waterways and urban waterfronts for water dependent uses, such as commerce, may not be readily obvious to the average citizen, but that doesn’t change the basic and indisputable logic and necessity of the rules….”

We encourage you to read the entire op/ed here.

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