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A’s win Bay Bridge Series opener

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13 years ago

May 27, 2013

By: Malaika Bobino

Oakland, CA – The Oakland Athletics swept the Houston Astros this weekend to record their fifth sweep of the season. They returned home for the Bay Bridge series against the San Francisco Giants and extended their winning streak.

Memorial Day festivities began with an early game that brought a sold out crowd across the bridge for a rivalry game in the Bay Area. Closer Grant Balfour sealed the A’s 4-1 victory over the Giants for the first of a four game series split between Oakland and San Francisco.

“Hitters don’t like it when they get punched out,” said Balfour. “Pitchers don’t like it when they walk guys.”

The Giants got the short end of the stick today when Madison Bumgarner walked five batters that resulted in the A’s offense taking advantage. He was charged with four runs on four hits over 6 2/3 innings, striking out six and one hit batter.

“I tried to throw a fastball down an away,” Madison said of the pitch to Josh Donaldson. “The ball came back over the plate a little bit but it was still down and he put a good swing on it.”

Donaldson’s two-run homer in the fourth was the crusade for Oakland’s offense. Bumgarner walked the leadoff batter to start the inning and surrendered two back-to-back singles to both Seth Smith and Derek Norris. He loaded the bases by walking Adam Rosales before striking out Coco Crisp to end the inning.

It was the sixth walk in the sixth frame that ended his time on the mound. After his departure George Kontos entered the game to face Yoenis Cespedes who hit a two-run double off the right-center field wall to give them a 4-1 lead.

“Kontos just left a curve up at the wrong time,” said San Francisco’s manager Bruce Bochy. “The pitch just got away from him.”

The A’s backed Dan Straily’s second solid start along with a scoreless bullpen that was led by Grant’s 11th save of the season. Straily’s back-to-back quality starts follow his best career outing against Texas this past Tuesday, when he tossed seven shutout innings. Today he pitched six solid innings giving up four hits, one run (earned), one walk and strikeout.

“You can see, early innings, you can tell he’s got a lot more confidence, the way he’s carrying himself,” Oakland’s manager Bob Melvin said. He’s throwing a lot of strikes, which is key for him to get ahead to set up his slider and his changeup. You see a lot of late swings on his fastball, and that all starts by getting ahead.”

“We have the knack for winning the close ones,” said Dan. “That’s what we do when we play well, play good defense and get big hits.”

The A’s defense was outstanding. They left no room for error including a scare by Cespedes when he did a somersault in left-center field while diving for Brandon Crawford’s single in the fifth. Yoenis was uninjured but had he landed any differently it would have probably cost Oakland another player back on the disabled list.

The Giants tried to rally back in the fifth inning when Buster Posey grounded out and scored Gregor Blanco to cut the lead in half 2-1. But San Francisco’s offense could not find their at-bats. They have struggled away from home all year, winning 9 of 23 games.

“It was a great atmosphere,” Crawford said referring to the Memorial Day sellout. “It was a good day to support our troops. It just didn’t turn out the way we wanted.”

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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.