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Dodgers stay alive, force game 6 in St. Louis

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12 years ago

October 16, 2013

Los Angeles, CA – Elimination game no more, the Dodgers force a game six in St. Louis. L.A. opened up their bats to dominate the Cardinals with a 6-4 win and stay alive in the National League Championship Series.

The San Francisco Giants did the impossible last October and rallied back from being down 3-1 in the NLCS to beat St. Louis and win the World Series. The Dodgers are hoping to accomplish the same feat this Friday.

“They were up, 3-1 last year and they lost it,” said Adrian Gonzalez. “We’re looking to do the same thing that happened last year.”

L.A. hit a total of four home runs, Gonzalez hit two and both Carl Crawford and A.J. Ellis went yard as well. The Dodgers tied a franchise postseason record, set in the 1977 World Series and 1978 NLCS. They had gone homeless in the first four games in the series.

“We need to think about it as a one-game Super Bowl. We’ve got the best pitcher in baseball going Friday, but they’ve already beaten him once,” Ellis said. “We’ve still got to climb a mountain, but we’re a little closer than at the beginning of the day.”

The champagne will remain on ice after St. Louis failed to clinch in LA. They still hold the edge, heading back home up 3-2. But you have to wonder if things were different in that first inning, would the outcome be the same.

Zach Greinke loaded the bases with no outs after giving up two singles and free pass. But he struck out Matt Adams and Yadier Molina grounded out to third baseman Juan Uribe to first baseman Adrian [Gonzalez] to end the threat unscathed.

“We’re OK, Carls Beltran said. “We have a one-game lead. We weren’t expecting to come here and have it easy. That’s why they’re here. They are a good ball club. We have to give credit to them. We have to battle, we have to find ways to get it done.”

“You’ve got to have the timely hits,” said Cardinals manager Mike Matheny. “…We had a couple opportunities to do something and just couldn’t make it happen. Those usually come back to haunt you, and today they did.”

St. Louis tried to rally back in the ninth scoring two runs after Matt Holiday sparked the offense with a leadoff double. But closer Kenley Jansen struck out Molina, Jon Jay hit a single to right field and Pete Kozma was the possible tying run with a RBI single. Jansen struck out Adron Chambers to end the game.

The Dodgers like their chances when their ace Clayton Kershaw and NL Cy Young front-runner takes the mound on Friday. Their backs are to the wall yet they still believe the game is in their hands. Brian Wilson knows this situation all too well as he was apart of San Francisco’s success last season in October.

“You always feel good with Kersh on the mound. He’s the best pitcher in the National League,” said Mark Ellis. “It’s do or die, we don’t want to go home. We want to keep playing. We feel like we have a good thing going on here.”

Wilson recovered from Tommy John surgery last year and traveled with the team back to St. Louis to witness a comeback no one expected. The game Barry Zito pitched changed the momentum of the series for the Giants. L.A. hopes to have the same luck when they travel back to St. Louis Thursday.

When asked about the turnaround, Wilson said, “There’s no panic on our part. We’re not the ones up in the series right now. There can be a little bit of panic settling in [for them]…I can’t speak for the other team, I can only assume.”

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

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7 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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12 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.