Tag: displacement
Opinion: Oakland has the land to accommodate new residents without displacing...
By Greg McConnell | President and CEO, The McConnell GroupOakland needs a bold, new vision for housing. The loss of life in the Ghost...
Will the City Keep Nonprofits From Being Displaced?
Gay Plair Cobb, Oakland Private Industry Council CEO, speaks Tuesday at Community and Economic Development Committee meeting. Photo by Ken Epstein
The Oakland City Council’s Community and...
Oakland Council Seeks to Close Loop-Hole That Allows Unlawful Evictions
Oakland City Council members are moving forward with a proposal that would close a loophole in the rent law that allows unlawful evictions. The...
City, Oakland Homeless Seek Immediate Solutions to House the Displaced
In the angry aftermath of the city’s eviction of a homeless encampment in North Oakland, Councilmember Noel Gallo and Joe DeVries, assistant to the...
Financing Faith-Based Affordable Housing
Faith-based, specifically African-American church-based affordable housing development in Oakland, “requires a holistic approach,” says The Reverend Dr. Kenneth Anderson, Senior Pastor of Williams Chapel...
Oakland Quickly Responds to Tenants’ Rights Issues with Emergency Measures
The Oakland City Council this week passed an emergency renter protection ordinance and voted to make Dec. 2 an annual Remembrance Day for the...
Health and Housing Disparities Endanger Oakland Families, Says County Health Department
Alameda County Health Officer Dr. Muntu Davis presented a report this week on the correlation between poverty, substandard housing and health inequities in Oakland...
Oakland Small Property Owners, Tenants Disapprove of Rent Control Changes
Both small property owners and tenants spoke out against Oakland city staff’s proposals for changes to the city’s rent laws on Tuesday night, which...
Millennial Oakland Pastor Builds Housing
Rev. Dr. Kenneth Anderson, senior pastor of Williams Chapel Baptist Church, concerned about Oakland’s declining African American population and consequently the corresponding decline in...
Oakland Administration Adding Insult to Injury with “Aggressive” Response to Warehouse...
The town hall meeting on safe and affordable housing that was held on Wednesday brought together roughly 300 community members, artists and homeless residents...
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