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Giants avoid sweep, win with another thriller

Published

13 years ago

May 8, 2013

By: Malaika Bobino

San Francisco, CA – Sometimes it’s the finale that’s most remembered. After losing the series, the Giants avoided the sweep behind another walk-off thriller. San Francisco beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3.

It’s becoming a show you don’t want to miss. The “walk-off” sensation is becoming a phenomenon. There’s no reoccurring star and the ending always leaves you stunned. After the Giants unraveled in the ninth, the Phillies scored two runs off Sergio Romo to tie the game 3-3.

Pinch-hitter Buster Posey singled to center field in the tenth, and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt. He reached third on a wild pitch and scored on Andres Torres two-out single to right field. Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz caught the ball in the dirt in front of him and barely missed Buster with a headfirst slide.

“At that point in the game, I felt like it was worth the chance to take that risk,” Posey said. “You kind of see it and go.”

“Without Posey’s 90-foot advance,” said manager Bruce Bochy. “I don’t know if he scores on [Torres] hit. It was a great read. For that to work, you have to have some anticipation and get a good break off of second base.”

Javier Lopez staged the comeback when he blanked the Phillies to setup San Francisco’s rally. Andres lined a RBI single to right field on the first pitch for his fourth career walk-off. The Giants have recorded their fifth walk-off win this season.

“I want to be aggressive,” he explained. “I was sitting on one of [Bastardo’s] sliders, but he threw me a fastball.”

Unlike the last two games, the Giants took an early lead behind Hunter Pence’s solo blast to give San Francisco a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Pence hit his team leading seventh home run. But Kevin Frandsen tied the game 1-1 with a leadoff home run to start the fourth.

Barry Zito threw 7.0 innings, allowing just one earned run on four hits with three strikeouts. The outing marked just the third quality start Giants starters have posted in the last 11 games. The only lapse in judgment came when he surrendered a home run to Frandsen.

“Obviously you don’t ever want to give up a home run,” Zito said. But if I’m going to give one up, I’d rather it be my friend than somebody I don’t know or really care about.”

Barry also sparked the sold out crowd when he recorded his 11th RBI in 322 career at-bats. He hit a ground single to to right fielder Delman Young to score in Brandon Belt for the 3-1 lead in the sixth.

“I got a fastball and tried to pull my hands on it,” he explained. “I don’t try to pull the ball too often, but I was able to have a quicker ball through the zone right there.”

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

Published

6 months ago

June 17, 2025

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Special to The Post

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.

Published

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.