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Giants Fall To The D-backs

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10 years ago

September 18, 2015

San Francisco, CA – Brandon Crawford returned to the lineup after missing the last seven games with a tight calf and tightness on his left side. However, his return was overshadowed by the Giants 2-0 shutout loss to the Diamondbacks tonight. Falling even further behind in the Wild Card race.

“We can’t afford any losses,” Madison Bumgarner said. “All you can do is come back and try to get it tomorrow until it’s over.”

“We’re breathing, you know, it’s an uphill climb,” said manager Bruce Bochy on the team postseason chances. “We’ve talked about this before, but I don’t think we can lose another game, though to be honest.”

San Francisco was shutout for the 13th time this season (ninth at home). Bumgarner suffered his first loss at home since June 12 vs Arizona and had his streak of seven-consecutive home victories snapped tonight. He also reached the 200.o inning plateau for the fifth-consecutive season becoming the second Giants pitcher left-handed pitcher in franchise history joining Carl Hubbell (1929-1937, 1940).

In hopes of making it back to the postseason, San Francisco is facing a harsh reality that their season maybe possibly be over. With two weeks remaining in the season they are 8 1/2 games behind the first place Dodgers in the National League West and behind 9 games the Chicago Cubs in the NL Wild Card. Anything can change but right now it truly is an uphill battle.

It was OK, that Bumgarner put two on in the first. The Giants defense kept the D-backs off the board. Both A.J. Pollock who led off the inning and Paul Goldschmidt singled but Welington Castillo grounded into a forceout. Bumgarner then forced Aaron Hill to fly out to left field ending the frame stranding two.

By the second he returned to form, retiring the next six batters he faced before issuing a free pass to Goldschmidt in the fourth. Castillo followed by hitting into a double play and Bumgarner struck out Hill to end the frame. Rubby De La Rosa didn’t allow one batter on base until the third when he walked Kelby Tomlinson who was caught stealing second to end the inning.

De La Rosa began to unravel in the fourth when he walked Angel Pagan and surrendered a single to Matt Duffy, San Francisco’s first hit of the night. But he reclaimed his control on the mound and struck out the next two batters to end the frame. The Giants however, allowed a triple from Yasmani Tomas who left Pagan and Marlon Byrd scrambling to catch his ball center field.

Once again, Bumgarner got out of the jam. With the scoring run at third, he retired the next three batters. Bumgarner struck out Brandon Drury, forced Nick Ahmed to fly out and De La Rosa to ground out. Leaving the runner stranded at third. But San Francisco could not contain D-backs offense in the sixth when they scored two runs to take a 2-0 lead.

Pollock led off the frame with a single. Goldschmidt doubled scoring in Pollock when left fielder Alejandro De Aza made a field error. Castillo grounded out and Goldschmidt scored. San Francisco missed another opportunity to get on the board when De La Rosa loaded the bases bottom of the sixth before being replaced by Andrew Chafin.

“You can tell that inning started to get away from him,” Arizona manager Chip Hale said of De La Rosa. “And Chafin came in and bailed him out. It was beautiful.”

Pagan was hit-by-pitch and De Aza walked. Both runners advanced to third and second when Duffy grounded out. De La Rosa then intentionally walked Buster Posey to load the bases. Brandon Belt grounded out to end the inning leaving all three runners stranded. Pollock robbed pinch-hitter Jarrett Parker of a home run to center field when he leaped over the wall to catch the ball in the eighth.

“I feel like I had a good jump on it, and you start to get close to the fence and I was comfortable because I took a pretty good route that I would at least have a chance at it,” said Pollock. “Just trying to make a play.”

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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

12 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.