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Memorial to David Edmund Glover, 60, Husband, Father, Brother, Teacher

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13 years ago

June 8, 2013

Top left to right: Angela Glover Blackwell, sister; Sister Marie de Porres-Taylor, OCCUR Chairperson; Drew Bailer Glover, son. Second row left to right: Arthur Morgan, Howard University classmate; view of sanctuary; Fred Blackwell Jr., nephew. Third row: Roger Glass, Howard University classmate; Marilyn Reynolds, soloist; Rev. Debra Avery, Senior Pastor. Fourth row: Robin Bailer Glover, wife; Trent Bailer Glover, son; Drew Bailer Glover, son; Dr. Fred Blackwell Sr., brother-in-law; Angela Glover-Blackwell, sister; Philmore Glover, brother; Rev. Ray Williams, Moderator, St. John Association and Senior Pastor Morning Star Baptist Church. Lower left: David Edmund Glover; Sondra Alexander, OCCUR Acting Director; Gay Plair Cobb, who read Psalms 139th Scripture; and Congresswoman Barbara Lee. Photos and collage by Adam L. Turner..

By Ashley Chambers The memorial service of husband, father, brother, leader, and activist David Glover filled the First Presbyterian Church in Oakland on Saturday, June 1. An overflow audience of more than 700 men and women impacted by David’s life and legacy came to remember him, which was the first time the church had its sanctuary filled beyond capacity. Many stood outside or left because when they were not able to get inside the church. Senior pastor Rev. Debra Avery offered remembrances of David. Family members, friends, and members of the community who worked closely with him gave glowing testimonies to Glover’s impact on the lives of all he touched. Their emotional and revering anecdotes brought light to the astounding life that David led – as a child at the Glover family dining room table, a student leader at Howard University and a leader the Oakland Citizens Committee for Urban Renewal (OCCUR) committed to advocating for the underserved. David’s oldest son Drew Bailer Glover shared some of his and his younger brother Trent’s most memorable moments with their fun-loving father. “My dad…he was a man who had a way with words, and he had a goofy side, he had a funny side, and he had so many sides that we all loved.” “What I’ll miss most about my dad is his genuine optimism; it’s because of him I can see a silver lining today,” Drew said. Phil Glover and Angela Blackwell also shared memories of their brother David. Angela, speaking of the things she learned from David, said, “He was indeed a teacher, and he taught not because he sat down and told you, he just taught with his life. One of the most important things was the power of laughter…David always found a way to be able to get you to laugh.” Other family and friends spoke of their memories of David, including his nephews Fred Blackwell and Phil Bailer, friend Arthur Morgan, and fellow Howard alumnus Roger Glass. Marilyn Reynolds, a member of the First Presbyterian Church sang, “May the Works that I have Done Speak for me.” Glass presented David’s wife Robin with a resolution to be entered into the minutes of Howard University’s next Board of Trustees meeting offering a “special expression of sincere condolence to Mrs. Robin Glover on the passing of her beloved husband alumnus Mr. David Glover, Class of 1974.” Included in the remembrances were Post publisher Paul Cobb, who hired David with OCCUR in 1979, and OCCUR Board Chair Sister Marie de Porres Taylor. Referencing an old gospel spiritual, Cobb said, “Little David, play on your harp; hallelu.” Congresswoman Barbara Lee spoke of David as a “giant of a man.” Placing David’s legacy into the U.S. historical record, she also presented his family with a proclamation, part of which read, “Today California’s 13th Congressional District salutes and honors a great friend of the Bay Area and a true champion for equity, Mr. David Glover.” Rev. Ray Williams, pastor of Morning Star Baptist Church in Oakland, delivered the eulogy. “David Glover took a sling and a stone and no sword and catapulted OCCUR into the premiere community organization advocating for the silent little people,” Williams said. Cobb said, “Rev. Ray Williams and I talked about how we are going to continue to provide support for OCCUR as a legacy to the historic contributions that David left, especially with faith-based outreach.” Members of the OCCUR Board told the Post that Glover’s organization, OCCUR, would welcome donations and support to continue its work in the community. To make a donation, visit www.occurnow.org/donate or call 510-839-2440. Also comment on www.facebook.com/PostNewsGroup in support of OCCUR and your remembrances of David Glover.

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

Published

8 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.