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Been trying to understand what is what on this new stadium proposal between the city of Oakland and a group led by Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott.

Digesting the term sheet announced Friday. Reading reports from anonymous sources. Drawing the parallels to previous proposals and other stadium sagas. The information out there is so full of misdirection and agenda and politics that I need C.J. Cregg to explain it.

And then Sunday night, driving down International Boulevard with my 9-year-old daughter, I was drawn to the site of the Ghost Ship fire. We joined a few mourners at the makeshift vigil at the soot-covered, hollowed out warehouse. One of the signs propped up behind ballons and candles pleaded for affordable, safe housing for artists.

I couldn’t help but think that’s what a mayor should be doing. Two glaring absences in the new proposal are Raiders owner Mark Davis and the NFL. Until at least one of those parties are involved, any proposal is irrelevant.

The Raiders and league officials met Monday, according to NFL Network. Assuredly, the mayor and Lott talked about why the deal works for the Raiders, why the NFL should drop the Las Vegas plans. It’s a safe bet that Davis prodded the proposal, angling for sweeteners and perks and give-aways.

The idea of them critiquing the plan and bargaining for more, while people struggle to find affordable housing, just feels wrong. It should be the other way around. It should be Schaaf probing for sweeteners and perks and give-aways.

Davis may only be listening to the Oakland proposal because, reportedly, the $750 million — raised through a planned hotel tax — the Raiders are supposed to get from Las Vegas isn’t a lock. Surprise: Casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson might have some unpleasant strings attached.

Meanwhile, the NFL is sitting back waiting on the deal that fills its wallet the most.

Both were waiting on Oakland to come up with a plan to entice them, which is nearly impossible without selling out the taxpayers. They’ve been blaming Oakland politicians for not coming up with a proposal, blaming a municipality for not properly securing them gobs of future money.

In light of what just happened, and the real issues undergirding the tragedy, the Raiders and the NFL diverting municipalities to do its bidding seems so unsavory.

The term sheet Schaaf and Lott announced has a $200 million giveaway from the city — not to mention zero relief for the city from the debt still owed on the last NFL heist in these parts. Maybe it’s not feasible, or a sweet enough deal. But it should never be the city’s job. Not in this climate.

I applaud Schaaf for holding firm in not funding the Raiders stadium with public money (the new proposal claims the city will get that $200 million back). I wouldn’t mind her being firmer.

No public money. No land give away. Demand they pay proper taxes. And let them come up with the plans. Or go find another thirsty city.

Is that too hard of a line to draw? Perhaps, if the goal is for the Raiders to stay in Oakland.

But why keep making proposals for parties that don’t want to be here? Davis is engaged to mistress No. 2 in pursuit of finance. The NFL is hands off unless the city opens its vaults.

Get in bed with hustlers, you wake up hustled.

If the NFL wants the Raiders in Las Vegas — a smaller market that, along with the short-term boon of public money, has serious question marks about long-term viability — peace out. If it works, more power to them.

It wouldn’t be too long before another team with a progressive owner tries to bring his team to this cash cow region. More important, Oakland would be right to demand a major private company, under the umbrella of a billion-dollar corporation, pay the actual cost to do business.

Major pro teams make billions over time almost exclusively on the backs of the residents. The least they can do is be held to the same rules as the residents. Which means if you want to build something, buy the land, and if you want to operate, pay the taxes. The next level would be to actually be a part of the community, which includes helping solve its problems instead of only providing a temporary escape from them.

Are there gives and takes in this type of gargantuan deal? Absolutely. But considering this is the Bay Area, teams should be giving more if they are going to take.

Davis and the NFL are waiting for a proposal that pleases them. My question: What is their proposal for Oakland? And please don’t bring up the thousands of low-wage jobs as a gift to the Bay.

What will be their role in stamping out human trafficking in the area? How will they aid the crunch for affordable housing? In what way will they earnestly improve the public school system?

Here is something for a franchise steeped in tradition, that is elite at revering its past. Millions of longtime Oakland residents and business owners are being priced out of their city. Historical communities, many of which are generations deep into Raiders love, are being reshaped by the overflow of money and culture from San Francisco.

The Autumn Wind, in these parts, is gentrification. So what is the proposal by the Raiders to preserve the essence of Oakland that made the Raiders great?

I know. I know. Those sound like concerns for politicians, not owners of sports team. Which is why it should be the Raiders and the NFL figuring out a plan for a new stadium in Oakland. Let the mayor focus on what really matters.