OAKLAND — For decades, the Oakland Coliseum has quietly discharged thousands of gallons of water into a slough that flows to San Leandro Bay without a permit, even though stadium officials said this week they “probably” needed one all along.
Now, with the land about to be privately sold, they are prepared to obtain one.
The whole process could cost taxpayers $659,000, between money spent on consultants, studies and a permitting process overseen by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board…