Posts Tagged ‘gentrification’
New UC Berkeley report details history of racialized exclusion in Oakland housing
New Study Shows How The Bay Area Was Built Through A History Of Racist Housing Laws
Read MoreHomesteading organization shows Oaklanders the rewards of urban gardening
It’s chock full of collard greens. And figs. And chickens. On Saturday, visitors meandered through the bushy rows of produce in the community garden at the corner of 33rd and West Streets, in the expansive lot belonging to Hoover Elementary School. Between the vegetation, visitors could see pops of color from mosaics and decorative wooden…
Read MoreThe North Pole web series addresses displacement in Oakland with humor
Dania Cabello was born and raised in North Oakland, and has lived in the same 20-block radius her entire life. But in recent years, Cabello has noticed a shift in her neighborhood. Large condos have been built, people on her street have been evicted, and businesses have closed, including her parents’ own shop. For the…
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 MoreFruitvale businesses and residents wary of city-sponsored tourism campaign
Fruitvale is the first to be featured in a city-sponsored tourism campaign launched in early October that aims to showcase Oakland’s diverse neighborhoods.
Read MoreRock Paper Scissors Collective seek out alternative venue after leaving old space
Since leaving their space on Telegraph Avenue in 2015, Oakland arts organization Rock Paper Scissors Collective has been working nomadically while searching for a new space to rent.
Read MoreHealed from the drug epidemic, Dogtown now fears the gentrification virus
West Oakland’s Dogtown neighborhood reckons with gentrification and a history of drugs.
Read MoreOakland artists propose resolution to name uptown a Cultural Arts District
City council to consider naming Uptown a Cultural Arts District, but some artists fear it may be too little too late.
Read MoreQuestions raised about proposed high-rise at Temescal Neighbor Council meeting
A proposed high-rise tower and a police recommendation for security cameras created tension at the Temescal Neighborhood Council meeting.
Read MoreHeiro Day festival celebrates hip-hop and Oakland culture
Warehouses and industrial parks became the backdrop for some 35,000 hip-hop fans in West Oakland on Monday when a section of 3rd Street was blocked off for the 5th annual Hiero Day music and arts festival.
Read MoreHistoric deli faces closure from increased rent
The Genova Delicatessen, located at 5095 Telegraph Avenue, has been part of the famous Temescal Plaza since 1926. When it first opened it sold mostly just pastas and sauces but in the late 1960s the deli began to focus on making and selling sandwiches and has since become a staple place for many locals to…
Read MoreHousing forum addresses displacement struggle in Oakland
Oakland has become a city of mosts: the most unaffordable city in America, the fourth most expensive city, and the city with the fastest growing inequality, according the Brookings Institution.
Read MoreValentine’s Day Special at Oakland Animal Services encourages cat and dog adoption
OAS is an open admission shelter that takes in all animals brought in by the public or an animal control officer. “We’ve seen a significant uptake in the number of owner surrenders,” said Rebecca Katz, director of the shelter. “Gentrification has been good for Oakland’s economy, but there are people who are impacted by it negatively and there are people losing their homes.”
Read MoreEastlake neighbors submit design ideas to transform Oakland’s vacant East 12th Street lot
The fate of this seemingly forgettable public parcel has been the latest skirmish on the frontlines of gentrification.
Read MoreOakland North spotlight: Cafe Underwood
Meet Oakland’s new hybrid cafe-coworking space and the man behind it.
Read MoreGentrification photo project sparks debate on West Oakland’s future
When the photographer epli came up with the project “Here. Before. Art From A Contested Space,” she had one goal foremost in mind—to spark an honest conversation about gentrification between new residents of West Oakland and the “traditional” residents rooted in the neighborhood.
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