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Leadership Coalition Hosts Reception for Elected Officials

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13 years ago

February 1, 2013

From left to right: Virgil Weeks, Dwight Adams, WC Ellis Jr., Pat Mize, Micheal Williams, Vernon Robinson, Steven Bates, Reggie Russell, Gary Mason, and Garland Harper. Photos by Joe L. Fisher, Black American Political Action Committee (BAPAC).

BWOPA members from left to right: Lesa McIntosh, Cheryl Sudduth, Lori Reese Brown, Texanita Bluitt, Carolyn Moore, Jacqueline Majors, Barbara Becnel, Pam Saucer-Bilbo, Bea Roberson, Cynthia LaBlanc, Irma Anderson, and seated Naomi Williams. See page 8 for more pictures.

Pam Bilbo

By Lloyd Madden

The Community Mobilization Leadership Coalition in Richmond, formed over 2 months ago, hosted a Meet and Greet reception last week for its local public officials who were recently elected and or re-elected.
The coalition was established to block the appointment of Eduardo Martinez to Gary Bell’s seat on the Richmond City Council and to recommend a replacement who aligns with Gary Bell’s philosophy and campaign platform.
Over 175 attended the reception held at the Courtyard Marriott in Richmond to meet and hear comments from Nat Bates, Richmond City Council: Lesa McIntosh, EBMUD Board of Directors; Joe Wallace, AC Transit Board of Directors (unable to attend); Zakhary Mallett, BART Board of Directors; Randall Enos, WCCUSD Board of Trustees; and Todd Groves, WCCUSD Board of Trustees.
Newly appointed Superior Court Judge Judy Johnson also attended the event. She will be officially sworn in on Friday, Feb. 1 in Martinez.
Members of the coalition that hosted the reception include the Black American Political Action Committee (BAPAC), Black Women Organized for

Kathleen Sullivan and Michael Williams.

Political Action (BWOPA), Black Men & Women (BMW), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), National Brotherhood Alliance (NBA), Men and Women of Purpose, Men and Women of Valor, 1 Richmond, One Accord Project, and Guardians of Justice.
If Richmond City Council does not appoint a replacement for Gary Bell on Feb. 5, a special election will probably take place June 4.

Teonna Thompson and Eleanor Thompson

Carl Adams

Antwon Cloird, Kathleen Sullivan and Charles Ramsey.

Guardians of Justice (Left to Right) Delon Jackson, Erik Oliver, and Darryl Jackson.

NAACP Officers (Left to Right) Regina Whitney , Rev. Wesley Ellis, Naomi Williams, Delon Jackson, Ella “Bea” Roberson, President Willie Robinson, Texanita Bluitt, Cora Ward, Otheree Christian, Sarah Grant, Dr. Charlene Harlan-Ogbeide, Steven Bates (Not Pictured).

Councilman Nat Bates

Councilman Corky Booze

EBMUD Director Lesa Mc Intosh

BART Director Zakhary Mallett

Superior Court Judge Judy Johnson

Councilmen Jim Rogers and Paul Morris.

Paul Morris, Donald Hassan, Jim McMillan, Unknown, Zakhary Mallett.

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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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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.

Special to The Post

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.