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OUSD Gears up for Start of School – Monday, Aug. 24

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10 years ago

August 7, 2015

The Oakland school district is doing parent outreach and conducting a publicity campaign to let families know that the first day of school is earlier than usual this year – Monday, Aug. 24.

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“We usually start the week before Labor Day, but this year it’s two weeks before the holiday – we’re working to get the word out,” said Troy Flint, spokesman for the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD).

Teachers and administrators are getting ready to go back to work, and in-service trainings are being organized for school staff.

All new and returning students are expected to register before school starts. Parents and guardians should contact their school for registration dates or check the district website – www.ousd.org.

Information on enrollment for new students is available online or at (510) 273-1600.

Alameda County is coordinating making required vaccinations and medical checkups available for students. Information is available on the district website.

As in previous years, the district is struggling to guarantee that a credentialed teacher is working in every classroom, starting on the first day of school.

OUSD has a chronically high teacher turnover rate. Last year, the district lost about 18 percent of its teachers, meaning that it had to hire about new 400 teachers by the time school started.

Competition between districts for teachers is particularly fierce this year – with a national and state teacher shortage that so far has not been addressed by public officials.

The shortage is particularly acute in the areas of special education, science, math, bilingual education and foreign language instruction.

“There is increasing demand for teachers in Oakland and other districts, while the pool of available candidates is smaller – the chickens are coming home to roost,” said Flint, who said he thought OUSD will be able to fill its needs for new teachers by the opening of school.

Backpacks and school supplies will be given away again this year by Oakland Natives Give Back, which is holding an Attend and Achieve Back to School Rally on Saturday, Aug. 22 at Oakland City Hall, Frank Ogawa Plaza.

Registration is from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Register on-line at attendandachieveB-2SR2015@eventbrite.com.

The Oakland Public Education Fund is also conducting a drive to deliver 4,200 backpacks full of school supplies to students at 75 public schools. The organization is seeking volunteers to help fill the backpacks and load them into vehicles to be delivered to individual school sites.

For information about volunteering, email Jessica@oaklandedfund.org.

Lend A Hand Foundation is working with volunteers to stuff backpacks for over 3,500 students in more than 10 Oakland schools.

The schools are: Coliseum College Prep, Communities United, Frick Middle School, Futures, Martin Luther King Jr., Melrose Leadership Academy, Parker Elementary, Place at Prescott, Roots Academy, and West Oakland Middle. Also LAHF, through its Stay In School Program will provide other basic needs for students to be equipped to start the new school year.

For more information, go to www.lendahandfoundation.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.