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Another walk-off win for the Giants

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13 years ago

May 4, 2013

By: Malaika Bobino

San Francisco, CA – It’s becoming contagious! The second consecutive night the Giants have defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers with a walk-off win. This time it came in extra innings when Guillermo Quiroz hit a home run for the 10-9 victory.

Pinch-hitter Quiroz had not played since April 24 and never had a walk-off hit in the majors. In the tenth inning with the game tied 9-9, Guillermo blasted a a solo shot to the left field stands while raising his right fist leaving the batter’s box.

“It felt great,” Quiroz said. “I hit it pretty good. He hung a split-finger fastball. The one before was pretty nasty, it just ran down. I knew [Brandon] League pretty well. I kind of knew what pitch he was trying to get me out with.”

The game started off great for San Francisco, they took a 6-1 lead through the fourth due to poor pitching from Matt Magill. In his second major League start, he lasted only 1 1/3 innings before surrendering six hits, five runs (all earned), four walks and two strikeouts. In the first frame Magill gave up three runs, and three walks on a 43-pitch start.

The Giants scored two more runs in the second after Matt threw a wild pitch scoring Marco Scutaro. Pablo Sandoval’s sacrifice fly gave San Francisco a 5-0 lead and ended Magill’s night on the mound. The lack of defense from Los Angeles put the Giants in a good position but that changed quickly.

“It tells me a lot about my club,” said Dodgers manager Don Mattingly. “I feel as good as you can feel about a loss. We’ve got guys banged up, no different than some other teams. We’re moving toward getting some people back. While I say that, I still see a club with plenty of weapons. We’ve still got fire power to score.”

A.J. Ellis homered in the fourth and Matt Kemp started the rally with a 2-run RBI single in the fifth cutting the Giants lead in half. Two back-to-back singles from Skip Schumaker and Juan Uribe put a halt to Ryan Vogelsong’s night as he fell one shy of qualifying for a win in a game he led by five runs.

“It’s a battle,” Vogelsong said. “Every pitch is like I’m battling myself.”

“I wanted to keep him in, but I was concerned. He was hitting his spots, then he lost it,” said Giants manager Bruce Bochy.

Dee Gordon’s two-run triple and Nick Punto’s RBI single gave Los Angeles a 8-6 lead. The Dodgers scored a total of seven runs and Ryan raised his ERA from 6.23 to 7.20. He tossed 4 2/3 innings allowing nine hits, seven runs, two walks and four strikeouts.

San Francisco battled back as they have done many times this season. Andres Torres hit a solo shot to center field, he was 0-for-14 until that home run. A wild pitch from pitcher Javy Guerra allowed the Giants to tie the game at 8-8 in the sixth. Gordon put Los Angeles back on top in the seventh but Pablo’s sacrifice fly tied the game again at 9-9.

With an opportunity to close out the game, San Francisco almost had a chance to win in the bottom of the ninth. Closer League loaded the bases with one out as Buster Posey was up to bat. He was the walk-off hero in last night’s game but, hit into a double play that sent the game into extra innings. In the tenth, the new hero was Guillermo who hit the game winning home run off his former teammate.

“Was it a split? No. Was he seeing the split? Yeah,” Brandon said. “Obviously, I want that pitch back, But I didn’t make him look too good on the 0-1 split, so of course I tried to throw it again. I hung one out of 12 that I threw. He got me.”

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

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6 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

10 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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11 months 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.