OAKLAND — What happened to the sale of the publicly owned Oakland Coliseum complex? The buyers were expected to close escrow this week, but they appear to have missed a June 30 deadline to complete the purchase.
Still, officials in charge of selling the 112-acre site — one of the East Bay’s most notable pieces of real estate — say they had stopped treating the deadline as any serious checkpoint several months ago.
“It really means nothing at this point,” said Oakland City Council President Kevin Jenkins, who sits on a board that oversees the Coliseum property, which is jointly owned by the city and Alameda County. The site includes the stadium, arena, and space in between…