Posts Tagged ‘Housing’
Density is key to affordable housing in Oakland, say SPUR speakers
At the Hack Housing forum Wednesday evening, speakers argued for denser housing, impact fees on developers, and more development around BART stations in Oakland. At the forum, three housing experts and one entrepreneur pitched solutions to Oakland’s housing woes to a live audience.
Read MoreHUD increases value of Section 8 vouchers, an assist to low-income renters
The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced funding for Section 8 voucher recipients in Alameda County will be increased by 33 percent.
Read MoreAs rents rise, tenants confront Oakland’s perfect housing storm
Median rents across Oakland are at an all-time high, pushing low-income families into motels or family members’ homes, pricing working-class households out of their neighborhoods and creating fierce competition for available housing at all income levels.
Read MoreStudents stage “guerrilla art” exhibit as part of East 12th public land debate
The newest phase of contest over the East 12th parcel is a student “guerrilla art” exhibit.
Read MoreThinking outside the box means living inside the box for some Oaklanders
The Oakland housing market has gotten so high-priced that some residents have decided to think creatively and chosen a shipping container as their home.
Read MoreNuisance Eviction Ordinance changes regarding sex workers upset advocacy groups
Sex worker advocacy groups in the Bay Area have taken to social media and traditional media methods to express their outrage over Oakland’s recent updates to an existing “nuisance eviction ordinance” for housing. Advocates believe that the newest addition will allow landlords to unfairly evict those who are voluntarily working as sex workers in commercial…
Read MoreFor 40 years, St. Mary’s Center tackles a wide range of community issues
Since its founding by the St. Mary’s Parish in 1973, the center has tackled issues faced by the city’s elderly population, from homelessness and hunger to addiction resources and medication monitoring. Now an interfaith nonprofit, St. Mary’s operates out of the center’s 925 Brockhurst St. location.
Read MoreWill California’s new homebuyer tax credit help Oakland’s economy?
First time homebuyer Itoco Garcia says the federal tax credit made it possible for him to buy his home in North Oakland’s Golden Gate neighborhood. But will the new California homebuyer tax credit provide the same opportunities?
Read MoreOakland home values a block-by-block prospect
By Elise Craig and Melanie Mason/Oakland North On the corner of 34th Street and Market Street in Oakland, a Coldwell Banker sign is attached to a chain link fence in front of a house with graffiti-covered boarded windows. Beside it, a black arrow on a yellow plastic sign points to a real estate auction…
Read MoreDownsizing a household in the wake of foreclosure
As foreclosures force more people out of their homes across the Bay Area, people like Patricia Lewis are having to adjust to smaller living spaces. Oakland North’s Brittney Johnson talks to Lewis as she holds a garage sale to get rid of many of her old possessions and help her fit into a new apartment.
Read MoreNo letup on rationing, EBMUD warns
by MAGGIE FAZELI FARD Oct. 2 — In the five months since a drought was declared in the East Bay, Oakland residents have been warned against washing cars in their driveways, running half-empty washing machines, and asking for too much tap water at restaurants. This morning, officials had one thing to say in response: Thanks…
Read MoreHome greening grows in North Oakland
Bamboo, pebbles and boards made of wheat straw are all among the building materials being tried out by North Oakland homeowners trying to green up their properties. Click here for the story.
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