Last in a three-part series about Oakland agencies preparing for major federal funding cuts. The Trump administration has paused plans that could substantially cut funding for permanent housing benefitting Oakland’s homeless population. The Department of Housing and Urban Development proposed in November to reallocate hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants that had paid for permanent housing projects, to temporary shelter and addiction treatment programs. Alameda County stands to lose tens of millions of dollars if the plan proceeds….
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee held a news conference Thursday urging calm and unity as federal enforcement threats loomed over the Bay Area. “Oakland is and will continue to be a welcoming city for our immigrants and our refugees,” Lee said. “We will remain calm, focused, and united. We will not allow outsiders to create chaos or exploit our city.”. Her remarks came moments before President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he was calling off plans for a federal…
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve nearly $3.6 million in new funding for immigrant services, amid increased concerns about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the Bay Area. The resolution, introduced by Supervisors Nikki Fortunato Bas and Elisa Márquez, allocates $2 million for the Alameda County Rapid Response line, a hotline to verify ICE sightings and connect people to immigrant legal services. It also extends grants approved earlier this year, when the board gave…
Chanting “ICE out of Oakland!” and “Hey hey, ho ho, Donald Trump has got to go!” protesters demonstrated Saturday near the East Oakland intersection where federal immigration agents reportedly had taken a person into custody three days earlier. They cheered when horns honked and engaged with a few drivers and pedestrians who stopped to talk. “We’re here at the heart of this community to try to show that we’re not intimidated, we stand with immigrant rights, and we will stand…