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Costco eyes former Army base site for Oakland warehouse

The New York Post reports the warehouse would rise on the site of a former Army base in Oakland; the base gets a second career.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on BBN Tonight
Published 6:54 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Photo: Aaron F. Stone · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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At a glance

First reported by New York Post: “Bulk retail giant Costco eyes former Army base site for massive Oakland warehouse”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 6:54 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Costco.
BBN covered this story before: Reality TV personality shot and killed in downtown Oakland (October 13).

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New York PostBulk retail giant Costco eyes former Army base site for massive Oakland warehouse

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTeam coverage tonight on a comeback in the making: the New York Post reports Costco is eyeing a former Army base site for a massive new warehouse in Oakland.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA store, Chip.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA former Army base, Hank, returning to service. Our live map shows a very large rectangle, and we are calling it the Operation.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd the troops are armed with what?
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFlatbed carts, a rotisserie chicken supply line, and free samples at every checkpoint.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOccupation by sample tray.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe base finally has a mission it can complete. Nobody leaves with just the one thing they came for.

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