Housing activists push for ‘highest possible’ Oakland impact fees as mayor calls for patience
Source: San Francisco Business Times By: Roland Li Date: November 19, 2015 This article in the SF Business Times reports on a call by Oakland Community Investment Alliance for a rally on [...]
Comments on Oakland’s Draft 2015 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice
Oakland City Council Agrees to Build Affordable Housing Near Lake Merritt
Oakland City Council Agrees to Build Affordable Housing in Eastlake Neighborhood
Source: KPFA 94.1 Date: July 18, 2015 Related Staff: Samuel P. Tepperman-Gelfant A closed City Council meeting ruled against building a luxury apartment complex in the Eastlake neighborhood. This [...]
Oakland seeks new developers for Lake Merritt parcel after scrapping controversial housing project
Source: Oakland Tribune By: Mike Blasky Date: July 16, 2015 Related Staff: David Zisser Critics of a seemingly illegal residential tower proposal near Lake Merritt for months have asked the city [...]
City of Oakland Finally Obeys Law; Offers Publicly Owned East 12th St. Land to Affordable Housing Developers
Report on the city of Oakland’s decision to re-open the process for receiving proposals to develop a city owned parcel of land on E.12th St. near Lake Merritt after intense community [...]
Bowing to Community Pressure, Oakland Invites Proposals for Affordable Housing on Lake Merritt’s E. 12th Parcel
Project: Oakland Housing and Community Benefits Date: July 16, 2015 EASTLAKE UNITED FOR JUSTICE PUBLIC ADVOCATES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2015 Contact: Isabel Alegria, (415) 431-7434 [...]
Bowing to Community Pressure, Oakland Invites Proposals for Affordable Housing on Lake Merritt’s E. 12th Parcel
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2015 Contact: Isabel Alegria, (415) 431-7434 ialegria@publicadvocates.org or Amy Vanderwarker, (510) 504-8413; amyvander@gmail.com Bowing to Community [...]
New State Funding Puts Affordable Housing Near Transit
Project: Cap and Trade Revenues under AB 32 and SB 535 Date: July 2, 2015 Related Staff: Marybelle Nzegwu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2015 New State Funding Puts Affordable Housing near [...]