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Cousins Returns From Injury, Leads Kings Past Dallas

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10 years ago

December 1, 2015

Sacramento, CA – DeMarcus Cousins returned to the starting lineup after missing the last three games with a lower back strain. The All-Star forward looked better than before and led his team to a 112-98 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. The Kings are 1-7 without him this season and 6-5 with him in the lineup.

“I hate being out and I hate having to sit to watch my team going to battle without me when you know you could be in helping them,” said Cousins. “It’s a terrible feeling to be sitting out. But you have to put those games behind you and move forward.”

Cousins tallied a game-high 31 points, a team-high 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block in 38 minutes. Cousins attempted a career-high 8 three-pointers (making 1), surpassing his old mark of 5 (twice, last 11/11/15 vs. Detroit). He shot 5 of 9 from the field in the fourth hitting all six free throws to help Sacramento build on its third-quarter lead.

“Cousins is super skilled, he’s got basketball skills all over the place,” Kings head coach Georg Karl said. “Tonight I thought it was one of his better passing games. He was aware, very aware, he didn’t make the three ball, but he was facing our court…when he’s in the game in a lot of ways, inside game in the second half, they didn’t have much of an answer for him.”

Cousins was 10-of-10 from the free throw line, bringing his career total for free throws made to 1,798, moving into second place on the Kings career list for free throws made in the Sacramento era. Kevin Martin had held the second spot with 1,791 and Mitch Richmond sits atop with 2,617 free throws made.

The Mavericks committed a season-high 30 personal fouls. They dropped four of five of their last games and missed 28 of 37 attempts from 3-point range. After building a 14-point lead Dallas went cold on shooting in the second quarter. The Mavs lead at the half 58-54 but the surging Kings took over in the second half playing more aggressively.

“We’re not making shots right now,” said Dallas head coach Rick Carlisle. “So we’ve got to stay the course, keep stepping into them aggressively and we’ve got to do a better job defensively and get some easier shots.”

Rajon Rondo had 21 points and Rudy Gay added 20 for the Kings who had outscored the Mavericks 22-13 in the third to take the lead for good. Darren Collison added 15 points and Omri Casspi finished with 10. Chandler Parsons had 14 points for Dallas while both Dirk Nowitzki and Zaza Pachulia had 13 points, including Pachulia’s 10 rebounds.

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

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6 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

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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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11 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.