Legends Global, the group that has operated the Oakland Coliseum and Oakland Arena since 2012, is laying off all of its employees at the two venues, affecting 1,600 workers, according to a notice filed Tuesday.
The announcement comes as Alameda County and the city of Oakland, which jointly own the two venues, plan to sell to a group of investors called Oakland Acquisition Company. OAC plans to then split the property in two, keeping the Coliseum — the former A’s baseball stadium — and selling the more profitable indoor arena venue to entertainment venue developer and manager Oak View Group, founded by music industry mogul Irving Azoff.
Ray Bobbitt, a spokesperson for Oakland Acquisition Company, said in an interview Tuesday that Oak View Group has met with organized labor leaders and plans to rehire all unionized employees that were laid off by Legends…