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Diamondbacks defeat Giants in extra innings

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13 years ago

April 23, 2013

By: Malaika Bobino

San Francisco, CA – A tying home run in the ninth inning was the beginning of the end. After rallying back from a four-run deficit, the Giants broke down in extra innings to lose 6-4 to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The D-backs scored two runs in the eleventh for the victory. Didi Gregorious doubled to left field on a fly ball with one out. Gregorius advanced to third when Pablo Sandoval fielded pinch-hitter Alfred Marte’s ground ball and over threw Brandon Belt at first who couldn’t hold onto the ball.

Santiago Casilla’s wild pitch scored Didi and Gerardo Para’s brought in Marte. The defense fell apart and Belt who normally catches everything thrown to him, made a error that was costly. He blamed himself for dropping Sandoval’s ball.

“It’s one of those things that I might have taken for granted,” he explained. “It’s definitely my fault. It stayed up on me and I didn’t watch it in the glove.”

Plenty of opportunities for San Francisco to win this ball game but Arizona capitalized off their mistakes. In the tenth frame, Hunter Pence hit a two-out single and Pablo was thrown out at home plate trying got score from second base.

“You get a two-hit, you’re trying to score,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “[Cody] Ross charged it well, threw a bullet home and Sandoval was out. That’s part of the game. They’re going to have to make a good play. We got the hit we were looking for, they made a great throw.”

“I knew if we gave up a single right there, it would have been a play at the plate and a good chance to get him out,” said D-backs catcher Miguel Montero. “I know if they get hit, it would have to be in the gap for him to score, because all three of those guys can throw the ball good.”

Two errors early in the game helped Arizona score early. Brandon Crawford dropped an easy out at first on Parra’s base hit. And Pence tripped while diving to catch Paul Goldschmidt’s double RBI. The D-backs took a 2-0 lead. Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer in the third and drove in three runs.

It was a tough start for Matt Cain who is winless in five starts in April. He lasted six innings, surrendering four runs (three earned) and five hits while walking one and striking out six. Cain has allowed 6 HR’s in the last 16 innings pitched.

“I’m putting the guys in a hole,” he explained. “This is what we’ve done in the last couple of years. We might not come back but we felt like we had a chance.”

In the eighth San Francisco cut the lead in half, Crawford tripled on a line drive to center field scoring Andre Torres. Hector Sanchez grounded out to first base and brought in Brandon making it a 4-2 game. And Belt’s two-run homer tied the game in the ninth.

Closer Sergio Romo gave up his first walk of the season. Which was the beginning of problems for the Giants. Pablo hit a double, Brad Ziegler internally walked Buster Posey. And Hunter singled on a ground ball to right filed, Cody Ross to catcher Miguel Montero for the out at home plate.

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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

11 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.