Libby Schaaf Archives

Elections In November Will Affect Athletics’ New Stadium Quest

August 7, 2022August 7, 2022 Alan Snel Joe Lombardo, Libby Schaaf, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Stadiums and politics. When teams are hungry for free public money to help build their

Gov. Steve Sisolak in the middle with light blue shirt

Allegiant Stadium Baseball Las Vegas Ballpark Major League Baseball Raiders Stadium

Gov. Sisolak Has Not Designated Public Money For Oakland Athletics Ballpark But That Does Not Mean He’s Blocking Athletics From Moving To Las Vegas

April 10, 2022April 11, 2022 Alan Snel Carolyn Goodman, Libby Schaaf, Michael Naft, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Good grief, reading the zany public comments about Oakland and Las Vegas and a proposed

The Howard Terminal stadium proposal.

Baseball

Las Vegas Monitors Oakland City Council Meeting On Athletics Baseball Park Proposal Tuesday; Oakland Council Approves Non-Binding Term Sheet; A’s Prez Says Term Sheet Doesn’t Work For Team

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 Alan Snel Carolyn Goodman, Dave Kaval, John Fisher, Libby Schaaf, Oscar Goodman

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Metro Las Vegas residents tuned in to an Oakland City Council meeting Tuesday morning, when

July 5, 2021

Alan Snel, veteran journalist and LVSportsBiz.com publisher. ASnel@LVSportsBiz.com.

LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking news on Las Vegas’ sports/stadium industry. Our stories are quoted nationally and we set the sportsbiz news agenda in Las Vegas. Publisher Alan Snel has reported on the business of sports and stadiums in Denver, South Florida, New York, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic.

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president Marc Badain

LVCVA spends $8.25 million on A’s sponsorship

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

May 24, 2021

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel is a nationally-known bicycle rights leader and bicycle travel writer.

Alan focuses on reducing road violence and has asked government to enforce road safety laws, design better roads for bicyclists and walkers not just motorists, educate drivers, install more penalties for reckless motorists and lower speed limits.

Here are Alan’s travel story samples, literary adventures based on Alan’s expansive and curious approach to reporting sports-business news and a bicycle life:

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel has also written two books: Long Road Back To Las Vegas and Bicycle Man. Purchase Long Road Back To Las Vegas on Amazon and contact Alan to buy Bicycle Man at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com.