From civil rights attorney Pamela Price:

The A’s say that Howard Terminal is an under-utilized, essentially abandoned site that can be partitioned off from the port. The truth is, Howard Terminal is part of the third-largest port on the West Coast and the ninth-largest port in the country. It is actively utilized for port activities, such as trucking, shipping and storage. Fifty railroad trains a day run across Howard Terminal.

Additionally, the Howard Terminal project threatens jobs at the Port which are primarily held by African American residents and union members. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has a long and treasured history of economic empowerment for Black workers and their families.

Read the rest of Price’s opinion piece in the Post News Group