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Clergy Honor Councilmember Lynette McElhaney

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13 years ago

January 10, 2013

Clergy at the Inaugural Prayer Service honoring District 3 Councilmember Lynette McElhaney included from left to right: back row-Pastor Ken Chambers, Sr., Pastor Lawrence VanHook, Rev. Brian Woodson, Sr., Pastor Zachary Carey, Pastor Mike Johnson, Pastor David Kiteley, and Rev. Robert Wilkins; middle row-Pastor Gerald Agee, Pastor Curtis Flemming, Councilmember Lynette McElhaney, Pastor Donald Scurry, Rev. K. David Johnson, and Pastor Russell Duley; front row-Bishop Frank Pinkard; Bishop Ernestine Reems, and Dr. J. Alfred Smith, Sr. Photo by Adam Turner.

By Ashley Chambers District 3 Councilmember Lynette McElhaney kicked off her four-year term on the Oakland City Council at Evergreen Baptist Church surrounded in prayer by the clergy of Oakland at her Inaugural Prayer Service Saturday, Jan. 5. The United Clergy of Oakland, Pastors of Oakland, Baptist Ministers Union, Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance and Bay Cities Baptist Ministers Union came together to support McElhaney as their District 3 candidate this past election and are standing with her as advocates for the communities of Oakland. Dale Anthony and True Vine Ministries sang and played at the event. Bishop Frank Pinkard, Dr. J Alfred Smith, Sr., Bishop Ernestine Reems, and Pastor Zachary Carey were among the clergy speaking blessings over McElhaney. “We feel that she will be a strong voice for some of the issues that we are facing in Oakland: one-violence, two-jobs, and three-something needs to be done with our schools,” said Dr. Gerald Agee, Pastor of Friendship Christian Center. “We are letting her know that the community and the clergy are behind her,” he said. A member of True Vine Ministries and Black church traditions, the councilmember said she will provide a voice for the concerns of the church community. “In Oakland, it’s been too long where the church has not been respected and has not really exercised an organized voice,” McElhaney said. “I’m really excited about being able to create a platform for the concerns of this community to be heard, and it does align on those issues of jobs, of justice, of youth, both protection and development,” she said. “That’s when you start getting into the areas of homicides, what’s going on in education, economic development, job creation, the fairness to African American businesses and entrepreneurs, and what’s going on in the foreclosure crisis. “Those are things that really touch our congregations, and they are matters of incredible importance to this city. I’m excited about being able to be the nexus on both the issues and the communities that matter,” McElhaney said. Dr. Gregory Payton of St. John Baptist Church delivered the Prayer of Consecration as clergy and the community embraced McElhaney with support and their vision of a better future for Oakland.

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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

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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.