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MineralMan

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12. I did some research. The Convention Center was closed

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 03:19 PM

Jan 2012

in 2006. It's been vacant since. Apparently, the cost of renovating it and bringing heating and other systems up to code would cost around $6 Million. Last spring, there was a plan for the city to buy the building with redevelopment funds, but I'm not certain whether that actually happened or not. In any event, the building would not be allowed to be used for anything in its present state. I don't know if it's actually unsafe, or just not suitable for use as a convention center.

It's been replaced by a modern convention center in Oakland, so it really wasn't needed for that purpose. I don't know what the city's plans were for it.

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It has always been thus. WingDinger Jan 2012 #13

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Ya know, that aint a half bad idea. All the Occupy protestors wear a shirt plainly labeled, LIBERAL WingDinger Jan 2012 #17

The Convention Center, pintobean Jan 2012 #6

After economic crises leave them without management... Capitalocracy Jan 2012 #8

I read on another thread that the building was closed for safety reasons. randome Jan 2012 #10

I did some research. The Convention Center was closed MineralMan Jan 2012 #12

Thanks for looking that up. randome Jan 2012 #16

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Yes, but it's a test of wills between a small segment of the populace MineralMan Jan 2012 #32

I don't think any size populace can win the test of wills Rex Jan 2012 #48

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What would you call this? Capitalocracy Jan 2012 #41

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Of course they didn't. Oakland's police department MineralMan Jan 2012 #23

And they did not get the Pentagon off the ground. It was not the point to do so. Bluenorthwest Jan 2012 #39

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I don't even know who you'd contact, and that wasn't my intent. MineralMan Jan 2012 #35

Damn citizens, forcing the police to be violent. Union Scribe Jan 2012 #38

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