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Lights out!!! Ravens win Super Bowl!!!

Published

13 years ago

February 3, 2013

By: Malaika Bobino

New Orleans, LA – It came down to the brilliance of John Harbaugh in the end. A once in a lifetime call secured the victory for one, as two brothers battled to the end during a spectacular game. Calling a safety to run the clock down to four seconds and cut the San Francisco Forty-Niners chances of getting the ball back was the ending to a phenomenal year.

“You know what the turning point of the game was” John Harbaugh asked the media. “It was the final play.”

The Baltimore Ravens proved why they are the best team in the NFL. After defeating the 49ers 34-31, the Ravens are the Super Bowl Champions. It wasn’t an easy task, especially after the lights went out early in the third quarter. It was a one-sided game throughout the first half. Joe Flacco, the Super Bowl MVP threw for three touchdowns to Anquan Bouldin, Dennis Pita and Jacoby Jones taking a quick 21-6 lead before halftime.

The next play proved Baltimore had no intentions of slowing down. On the opening kickoff, Jones rushed 108 yards on the kickoff return for the touchdown. That was the longest kickoff return in the NFL history. Immediately after that play the lights went out. A power outage lasting almost 35 minutes left many squandering for answers during the delay. The players stayed on the field stretching and warming up.

“As far as the power going out, that didn’t change anything for us,” said Vernon Davis.

Once play resumed a different Ravens teams showed up and that was a blessing in disguise for San Francisco who desperately needed to get back into this game. Once the lights were restored, the 49ers scored two back-to-back touchdowns cutting their lead to 8 points. A comeback is nothing new to this team, the second half is always their time to shine. Colin Kaepernick followed both Michael Crabtree and Franks Gore’s touchdown with one of his own.

He dashed for a 15-yard touchdown and made it a 31-29 game. That is the most yards a quarterback has rushed in a Super Bowl. Baltimore’s offense attempts to move the ball failed giving the ball back to San Francisco with 4:19 remaining in the game. But something you don’t seen often happened in the final minutes of the game. Kaepernick struggled and threw three incomplete passes to Crabtree.

“On that last drive when we got the ball back, we had time to go down and score a touchdown, we thought it was our game,” Colin said. “I didn’t (do enough), we lost. So obviously it wasn’t enough.”

With only 1:46 remaining in the game, the Ravens provided a safety, punter Sam Koch ran out of bounds to leave only four seconds on the clock. Baltimore punted the ball and began to celebrate as they watched the time expire. San Francisco was left in shock wondering “what if” things had gone differently.

“To be honest,” said Flacco. “I’m thinking those guys are probably going to put the ball in the end zone and we’re going to have to go down and kick a field goal to win or tie it. That’s what I was getting my mindset ready to do.”

The turnovers and penalties piled up for the 49ers early as they unraveled in the first half. LaMichael James fumbled, Kaepernick threw a interception and the 49ers lost for the first time in a Super Bowl. The Ravens defense shut down San Francisco’s offense who had to solely depend on David Akers. His back-to-back field goals were the only points on the board in the first half.

“I thought we battled right to the brink of winning,” 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said. “It was a heck of a game.”

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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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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.