West Sacramento businesses have mixed feelings on the economic impact brought in by the A’s. However, they remain hopeful for next season.<\/p>\n
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 West Sacramento businesses say they\u2019ve felt the impact of the Athletics\u2019<\/a> first season in Sacramento, with game-day crowds helping bring in new customers and boosting sales.<\/p>\n The A\u2019s wrapped up their inaugural Sacramento season on Sunday, marking what fans described as a historic milestone. Some, like Doug Sutherland, said the move brought games closer to home. \u201cI like having them close. I miss Oakland, but it\u2019s certainly more convenient to come see games,\u201d Sutherland said.<\/p>\n Others, like Larissa McFarlane, reflected on growing up watching the A\u2019s in the Bay Area and welcomed the chance to keep seeing games nearby. \u201cIt\u2019s been kind of cool now living in Midtown to just hop in an Uber and come to a game and enjoy it,\u201d McFarlane said.<\/p>\n That convenience also brought expectations for West Sacramento businesses near Sutter Health Park. At Burgers and Brew<\/a> on 3rd Street, manager Abigail Gonzales said they adjusted hours early in the season in anticipation of larger weekday crowds. \u201cInitially, I feel like we were expecting a big boom in business \u2026 but after a little bit, it wasn\u2019t too busy as we expected during the week,\u201d Gonzales said.<\/p>\n The restaurant eventually returned to regular hours, but Gonzales noted that weekends and days with multiple sporting events brought in significant crowds. \u201cToday has been really busy because we have the A\u2019s game and we have the Forty-Niners game going on \u2026 and it\u2019s been crazy in the morning,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n