at a neighborhood meeting this evening.  

I asked him what, if elected, he would do about keeping the A's in Oakland.  He stated, and I'm paraphrasing since I didn't bring a recorder to transcribe...

Keeping the A's in Oakland is an important asset to the community.  It is one of the last professional sports available and affordable to the whole family.  It won't be officially announced for a couple of weeks but we are in the process of extending our contract with the A's for another three to five years so we can work out a solution.