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American Basketball Association is Back With the Oakland BayHawks

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7 years ago

January 4, 2018

The American Basketball Association (ABA) Basketball is back in Oakland with the addition of their latest team, the Oakland BayHawks.

The ABA league is America’s largest and most diversified professional sports league and is widely recognized as a bridge between college basketball and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Some of the ABA’s most notable players include Julius Irving (Dr. J), George Gervin (The Iceman), Ricky Barry, and Moses Malone.

The Oakland BayHawks team has very talented players from the Bay Area that are motivated to showcase their athletic skills,” said Estus Armstrong who co-owns the team with De’Undrae Perteete.
“The team will provide their fans with an entertaining show, and bring another championship to the city of Oakland joining the likes of the Oakland Athletics, Oakland Raiders and the Golden State Warriors,” he added.

Armstrong who has over 20 years of experience of playing basketball, is also an Oakland native that played basketball at St. Louis Bertrand Elementary School and St. Elizabeth High School in Oakland. Armstrong holds a B.S. degree in Information Technology and an MBA degree from the University of Phoenix.

“De’Undrae and I have played basketball together and against each other for many years and I really believe in his skills as a coach. Our goal is to make the Oakland BayHawks a competitive and successful team and we plan to dominate the ABA league,” said Armstrong.

Perteete has over 27 years of playing and coaching experience combined. The Oakland native played basketball at San Leandro High School in San Leandro, CA and at Fremont High School in Oakland. He is also a former collegiate basketball player and collegiate coach who will also serve as Head Coach of the Oakland BayHawks. Coach De’Undrae, as he is commonly called, holds a B.S. degree in Business Management from Southwest State University in Minnesota.

“I’ve been watching the ABA for years and I know what it takes both on and off the court to be successful and the Oakland BayHawks plan to thrive in the ABA league,” said Perteete. “We’re very excited and pleased with the opportunity to bring more exciting basketball to the city of Oakland.”

Armstrong says he expects the Oakland BayHawks to bring more than just a basketball team but hope to Oakland but provide a positive representation of the City, while enhancing the community through social media, volunteering, partnering with various organizations, and hosting activities for the youths of the city of Oakland.

The next home game will feature The Oakland BayHawks playing against the Orange County Novastars at the College of Alameda on Saturday, January 13th, 2018 at 7pm. Tickets are $10.

“Every fan that attends this home game will receive a $500 VIP hotel and gift card as a “Happy Holiday” gift courtesy of the ABA. “We appreciate the communities support,” said Armstrong

For more information, visit www.oaklandbayhawks.com.

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According to the city, there are 22,000 households in need of services for lead issues, most in predominantly low-income or Black and Latino neighborhoods, but only 550 to 600 homes are addressed every year. The city is hoping to use part of the multimillion-dollar settlement to increase the number of households served each year.

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The City of Oakland’s Housing and Community Development Department hosted a town hall in the Fruitvale to discuss the efforts being undertaken to remove lead primarily found in housing in East and West Oakland.

In 2021, the city was awarded $14 million out of a $24 million legal settlement from a lawsuit against paint distributors for selling lead-based paint that has affected hundreds of families in Oakland and Alameda County. The funding is intended to be used for lead poisoning reduction and prevention services in paint only, not water or other sources as has been found recently in schools across the city.

The settlement can be used for developing or enhancing programs that abate lead-based paint, providing services to individuals, particularly exposed children, educating the public about hazards caused by lead paint, and covering attorney’s fees incurred in pursuing litigation.

Most of the homes affected were built prior to 1978, and 12,000 of these homes are considered to be at high risk for lead poisoning.

City councilmember Noel Gallo, who represents a few of the lead-affected Census tracts, said the majority of the poisoned kids and families are coming directly from neighborhoods like the Fruitvale.

“When you look at the [kids being admitted] at the children’s hospital, they’re coming from this community,” Gallo said at the town hall.

In order to eventually rid the highest impacted homes of lead poisoning, the city intends to create programs and activities such as lead-based paint inspections and assessments, full abatement designed to permanently eliminate lead-based paint, or partial abatement for repairs, painting, and specialized cleaning meant for temporary reduction of hazards.

In feedback for what the city could implement in their programming, residents in attendance of the event said they want more accessibility to resources, like blood testing, and information from officials about lead poisoning symptoms, hotlines for assistance, and updates on the reduction of lead in their communities.

Attendees also asked how they’d know where they are on the prioritization list and what would be done to address lead in the water found at several school sites in Oakland last year.

City staff said there will be a follow-up event to gather more community input for programming in August, with finalizations happening in the fall and a pilot launch in early 2026.