Posts Tagged ‘affordable housing’
Oakland council delays decision on 222-unit West Oakland development near BART
Citing environmental concerns, Oakland City Council on Tuesday again pushed back its decision on Golden West, an eight-story complex that would provide 222 housing units with ground floor retail and work space across from the West Oakland BART Station, at 1396 Fifth St. The project has already been delayed for over a year. After the…
Read MoreOaklanders remedy the housing crisis one home at a time
On a quiet fall day, Noni Session parked next to a two-story apartment building in North Oakland. It was a simple, white mid-century structure with a turquoise door and grey trim on the windows. Across the street, a BART train whizzed by on its way to MacArthur Station. Session is the executive director of a…
Read MoreNew climate action plan details city action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
A new plan outlines ways to drastically reduce Oakland’s greenhouse gas emissions in the next 10 years. At a town hall in November, city residents debated just how to do that.
Read MoreIconic Kwik Way drive-in site to become affordable housing in Grand Lake neighborhood
For years, the Kwik Way drive-thru on Lake Park Avenue has been in limbo, as businesses come and go. Now, it will turned into affordable housing.
Read MoreGhost Ship jury deadlocks on Derick Almena verdict; acquits Max Harris
The jury considering allegations against two men connected with the 2016 Ghost Ship fire reached a verdict on Thursday afternoon, acquitting Max Harris, a former tenant and creative director of the Ghost Ship, of 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. But after the jury deadlocked, Judge Trina Thompson declared a mistrial regarding identical charges against Derick Almena,…
Read MoreCan tiny houses be an answer for students without a home?
Laney College students, who were homeless, have moved into a Pocket House—a type of tiny house—that could serve as part of a solution to the housing crisis in Oakland.
Read MoreMayor Schaaf delivers State of the City address to a sparse audience
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf touted her accomplishments on housing, crime reduction, and education during her State of the City address, which only had a small audience.
Read MoreOakland housing program aims to bring back landlords, open more Section 8 units
Over 1,000 landlords left one of Oakland’s largest affordable housing providers. See what a new program has done to try to fix it.
Read MoreAdvocates push Oakland officials to treat homelessness as an emergency
Community members and city officials struggle to confront the the epidemic of hundreds of Oakland residents–most of them black, many of them elders–sleeping on the streets due to to skyrocketing rents and a lack of affordable housing.
Read MoreCity workers strike, others rally outside Mayor Schaaf’s State of the City address
On Thursday, city workers went on strike at the same time as the mayor’s annual “State of the City” address and held a “Real State of Oakland” picket and rally in the streets.
Read MoreOakland and Alameda County officials try to jump-start solutions to homelessness
A new city-county collaboration has been put forward by Oakland City Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan, along with Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley, in an effort to grapple with the East Bay’s increasing homelessness crisis.
Read MoreCouncil approves $300,000 salary for police chief, locals protest Promised Land closure
Tension between residents and city council grew at Tuesday night’s meeting when councilmembers passed controversial resolutions including paying nearly $300,000 a year to city’s new police chief and establishing cell-site simulator which can be used by police officers. Protestors also gathered and spoke against city’s demolishing a self-organized homeless camp by force last Thursday.
Read MoreSome Bay Area workers commute for hours for the sake of affordable rent
Cindy Wood spends her weeknights in a vacant apartment at the Pacifica Senior Living facility in Oakland Heights, a long commute away from her husband and children in Santa Rosa. She works as the executive director of the gated senior living community, and recently had to move into an apartment on the property after being…
Read MoreOakland pushes for Ellis Act reform
Oakland city councilmembers are seeking a permanent protection for the city’s residential hotels, also known as Single Room Occupancy (SRO) hotels, by asking the state legislature to amend an over three-decade-old state law: the Ellis Act. But whether the state legislators and governors will listen remains unclear.
Read MoreFor refugees, resettling in the Bay Area comes at a high price
How the high cost of housing is affecting refugee resettlement in Oakland
Read MoreWith laws changing, tiny homes may have a big effect on housing
Making space for more people without forcing out existing residents is a key dilemma of the housing crisis, affecting cities across the Bay Area. While large apartment buildings can take years to go up, advocates say tiny houses can go in now.
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