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Alameda County Honors Women’s Health Trailblazers

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13 years ago

April 6, 2013

From left to right: Mina Sanchez, Office of Supervisor Carson; Elaine Brown, former Chairman of the Black Panther Party; Sherry Hirota, Asian Health Services; Dr. Kathleen Clanon, Alameda Health System; Ingrid Lamirault, Alameda Alliance for Health; Jane Garcia, La Clinica de la Raza; Supervisor Keith Carson; Amy Shrago, Office of Supervisor Carson; Doreen Moreno, Office of Supervisor Carson; Aisha Brown, Office of Supervisor Carson; Hannah Greene, Office of Supervisor Carson. Photo by Eric Murphy, Gallery Curator.

Alameda County recently honored trailblazing women who have broken through the glass ceiling as CEOs and leaders of some of the most influential health care organizations in the East Bay.
Honoree at the March 28 at the 2nd “Women’s History Month Trailblazers” were Elaine Brown, author, activist and former chairperson of the Black Panther Party; Kathleen Clanon, M.D., interim chief medical Officer of Alameda Health System; Jane García, CEO of La Clínica de La Raza; Sherry Hirota, CEO of Asian Health Services; and Ingrid Lamirault, CEO of Alameda Alliance for Health.
The event, held at the Joyce Gordon Gallery in downtown Oakland, was co-hosted by County Supervisor Keith Carson and Black Women Organized for Political Action, National Coalition of 100 Black Women-Oakland Bay Area Chapter and National Women’s Political Caucus-Alameda North to celebrate women leaders who promote cutting-edge health care services to people of color, low-income populations, people with AIDS and HIV, immigrants and English language learners.
Elaine Brown, as leader of the Black Panther Party ((BPP), established some of the nation’s first free community clinics and free breakfast programs in the East Bay. The BPP also founded the Sickle Cell Anemia Research Foundation in partnership with Oakland’s Children’s Hospital, which was among the nation’s first sickle cell testing programs, and inspired the federal government’s initial funding of sickle cell research.
Dr. Kathleen Clanon, M.D., helped start multidisciplinary HIV prevention and care programs in Alameda County that have served thousands of people. She is currently working on implementing health reform in the safety net, serving as the medical director of the Low Income Health Program of Alameda County.
Jane García has led La Clínica de La Raza since she became CEO in 1983. La Clínica has grown from a $2 million project to an over $92 million institution, making it one of the largest community health clinics in California.
Sherry Hirota, CEO of Asian Health Services since 1982, has been instrumental in advocating in the East Bay and at a national level for the importance of providing linguistic and culturally competent health services. Under her leadership, the agency’s budget has increased from $100,000 to $30 million, and the number of staff has increased from nine to 300, 99 percent of whom both speak English and at least one additional language.
Ingrid Lamirault joined Alameda Alliance for Health as CEO in 2003. She is responsible for the leadership and overall management of the alliance, which serves 150,000 members insured by Medicare, Medi-Cal, and the Alameda County In-Home Support Services Program. The plan has an annual budget of over $500 million and holds 12 percent of the county’s health insurance market.
The celebration was sponsored by Supervisor Carson, Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association, Alameda Health Consortium, Community Health Center Network, Union of American Physicians and Dentists, and The Socially Responsible Network.

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Oakland Housing and Community Development Department Awards $80.5 Million to Affordable Housing Developments

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7 months ago

June 17, 2025

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The City of Oakland’s Housing and Community Development Department (Oakland HCD) announced its awardees for the 2024-2025 New Construction of Multifamily Affordable Housing Notice of Funding Availability (New Construction NOFA) today Five permanently affordable housing developments received awards out of 24 applications received by the Department, with award amounts ranging from $7 million to $28 million.

In a statement released on Jan. 16, Oakland’s HCD stated, “Five New Construction Multifamily Affordable Housing Development projects awarded a total of $80.5 million to develop 583 affordable rental homes throughout Oakland. Awardees will leverage the City’s investments to apply for funding from the state and private entities.”

In December, the office of Rebecca Kaplan, interim District 2 City Councilmember, worked with HCD to allocate an additional $10 Million from Measure U to the funding pool. The legislation also readopted various capital improvement projects including street paving and upgrades to public facilities.

The following Oakland affordable housing developments have been awarded in the current round:

Mandela Station Affordable

238 Affordable Units including 60 dedicated for Homeless/Special Needs
Award: $15 million + previously awarded $18 million
Developer: Mandela Station LP (Pacific West Communities, Inc. and Strategic Urban Development Alliance, LLC)
City Council District: 3
Address: 1451 7th St.

Liberation Park Residences

118 Affordable Units including 30 dedicated for Homeless/Special Needs
Award: $28 million
Developer: Eden Housing and Black Cultural Zone
City Council District: 6
Address: 7101 Foothill Blvd.

34th & San Pablo

59 Affordable Units including 30 dedicated for Homeless/Special Needs
Award: $7 million
Developer: 34SP Development LP (EBALDC)
City Council District: 3
Address: 3419-3431 San Pablo Ave.

The Eliza

96 Affordable Units including 20 dedicated for Homeless/Special Needs
Award: $20 million
Developer: Mercy Housing California
City Council District: 3
Address: 2125 Telegraph Ave.

3135 San Pablo

72 Affordable Units including 36 dedicated for Homeless/Special Needs
Award: $10.5 million
Developer: SAHA and St. Mary’s Center
City Council District: 3
Address: 3515 San Pablo Ave.

The source of this story is the media reltations office of District 2 City Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan.

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Oakland Housing and Community Development Department Awards $80.5 Million to Affordable Housing Developments

Published

11 months ago

January 30, 2025

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Rebecca Kaplan, interim District 2 city councilmember. File photo.

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The following Oakland affordable housing developments have been awarded in the current round:

Mandela Station Affordable

238 Affordable Units including 60 dedicated for Homeless/Special Needs
Award: $15 million + previously awarded $18 million
Developer: Mandela Station LP (Pacific West Communities, Inc. and Strategic Urban Development Alliance, LLC)
City Council District: 3
Address: 1451 7th St.

Liberation Park Residences

118 Affordable Units including 30 dedicated for Homeless/Special Needs
Award: $28 million
Developer: Eden Housing and Black Cultural Zone
City Council District: 6
Address: 7101 Foothill Blvd.

34th & San Pablo

59 Affordable Units including 30 dedicated for Homeless/Special Needs
Award: $7 million
Developer: 34SP Development LP (EBALDC)
City Council District: 3
Address: 3419-3431 San Pablo Ave.

The Eliza

96 Affordable Units, including 20 dedicated for Homeless/Special Needs
Award: $20 million
Developer: Mercy Housing California
City Council District: 3
Address: 2125 Telegraph Ave.

3135 San Pablo

72 Affordable Units including 36 dedicated for Homeless/Special Needs
Award: $10.5 million
Developer: SAHA and St. Mary’s Center
City Council District: 3
Address: 3515 San Pablo Ave.

The source of this story is media reltations office of District 2 City Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan.

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Oakland Acquisition Company’s Acquisition of County’s Interest in Coliseum Property on the Verge of Completion

The Board of Supervisors is committed to closing the deal expeditiously, and County staff have worked tirelessly to move the deal forward on mutually agreeable terms. The parties are down to the final details and, with the cooperation of OAC and Coliseum Way Partners, LLC, the Board will take a public vote at an upcoming meeting to seal this transaction.

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12 months ago

January 11, 2025

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Alameda County Board of Supervisors Chairman David Haubert. Official photo.

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The County of Alameda announced this week that a deal allowing the Oakland Acquisition Company, LLC, (“OAC”) to acquire the County’s 50% undivided interest in the Oakland- Alameda County Coliseum complex is in the final stages of completion.

Oakland has already finalized a purchase and sale agreement with OAC for its interest in the property. OAC’s acquisition of the County’s property interest will achieve two longstanding goals of the County:

The Oakland-Alameda Coliseum complex will finally be under the control of a sole owner with capacity to make unilateral decisions regarding the property; and
The County will be out of the sports and entertainment business, free to focus and rededicate resources to its core safety net

In an October 2024 press release from the City of Oakland, the former Oakland mayor described the sale of its 50% interest in the property as an “historic achievement” stating that the transaction will “continue to pay dividends for generations to come.”

The Board of Supervisors is pleased to facilitate single-entity ownership of this property uniquely centered in a corridor of East Oakland that has amazing potential.

“The County is committed to bringing its negotiations with OAC to a close,” said Board President David Haubert.