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Generations 2013 Highlights Black LGBTQ History

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13 years ago

February 8, 2013

Micah Lubensky has worked at SF AIDS Foundation since 2004. “We have proud history, from as far back as an Egyptian pharaoh and the mythical Amazon namesake of California, to winners of prestigious awards and those who recently were the first Black LGBT persons to be elected to a political office.”

By Jesse
Brooks

Celebrating one’s historic roots is an opportunity to honor forbearers and connect to our rich legacy.
However, usually missing from Black history are highlights of the Black, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender or Questioning (LGBTQ) community.
Highlighting the history of being Black and LGBTQ, a free event, “Generations 2013,” will use expressions of art, films and entertainment to honor historic LGBTQ people of the past and present on Friday, Feb. 15 at the African American Arts and Culture Complex in San Francisco.
The idea of having a Black LGBTQ history celebration started in 2010 when Micah Lubensky, Community Development Manager of SF AIDS Foundations and co-facilitator of the group, “Black Brothers Esteem,” wanted to make up for the lack of Black LGBTQ history.
Group members desired to host a separate celebration within Black History Month, and right away the community flocked to the event, walking away with pride from education and fellowship. The event has grown each year, and this, the third year, promises to be the largest.
In San Francisco, Black gay men face a shrinking African American population, and “It (creates) pressure from seeing less people who look like you,” says Lubensky. “Participants who come to our groups come from African American neighborhoods that are usually low-income, which coupl ed with other factors such as crime and drugs, puts people at high risk for HIV.”
In San Francisco, Black gay men are more likely to develop AIDS, with a shorter life span, Lubensky says.
“Having more sense of our own history will impact the community,” he says. “When people have community pride, they will be more responsible about risky behaviors.”
Black LGBTQ has always played an important in history. With the belief that learning your history raises your collective pride and self-esteem, the event is vital in reducing HIV transmissions within this group.
When our community’s collective pride and self-esteem remains high, we invest in maintaining and improving our collective health.
Free HIV/STD testing will be provided at the event while guests can enjoy free food, listen to poetry from June Jordan or watch a film by Marlon Riggs. Guests can also enjoy a performance tribute to RuPaul or Alvin Ailey and view Baynard Rustin’s biography, a Black gay man who was a major contributor to the historic March on Washington with Martin Luther King, Jr.
The event will take place at San Francisco’s African American Art and Culture Complex located at 762 Fulton St., from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Feb. 15. For more information, contact Micah at (415) 487-8022 or mlubensky@sfaf.org.

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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

12 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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1 year 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.