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Lob City shut down in Sacramento

Published

13 years ago

March 19, 2013

By: Malaika Bobino

Sacramento, CA – It’s an amazing show! The entertainment is phenomenal except once in awhile the show stopping, acrobatic moves fail. And that’s what happened when the Los Angeles Clippers dunk show got out shadowed by the Kings three-point show.

In what seemed like the best performance Sacramento fans have seen all season, the Kings beat the Clippers 116-101. Connecting on 14 three-pointers, one shy of their season high, Sacramento collectively played their best ball game. Six players were in double figures and the Kings played hard ball all four quarters.

“The game plan was to be aggressive as much as possible from a defensive standpoint,” said coach Keith Smart. “We could give up some highlight dunks and some three’s, that’s going to happen, but we hoped that over the course of the game our guys could wear them down.”

Los Angeles got off to a great start but Sacramento’s defense kept them within reach throughout the first half. The usual suspects did their part, Blake Griffin scored a game-high 26 points, Chris Paul recorded his 24th double-double and Jamal Crawford scored 25 points off the bench.

“We weren’t able to slow them down,” Crawford said. “They scored 38 points in the fourth quarter and that kinda fielded the game… We feel apart at that point. They started hitting so many three’s and that got them going from the start.”

Marcus Thornton stayed wide open and went 7-of-14 from the floor while making six three’s to lead the King’s scoring with 25 points. Newly acquired Tony Douglas (trade from Houston) finished the night with 17 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter that propelled the victory for Sacramento.

“It felt good, it would’ve been just as good if somebody else would have hit them, as long as we win” said Douglas on his big night. “If we win, I’m happy.”

“They were celebrating like they won the Finals over there,” Chris Paul said. “That’s good, though. We just have to find a way to make it mean as much to us.”

The Kings who surprised many by beating the Clippers got contributions from everyone at the right time. Tony hitting 3 huge three-pointers down the stretch, Demarcus Cousins (who returned after missing the last two games with a bruised left quad) added a spark despite foul trouble with 17 points and 11 rebounds.

Defensively Sacramento shut down Lob City’s spectacular show of dunks from both Griffin and DeAndre Jordan. Blake got Los Angeles going in the first half while Jamal picked up slack in the second half but that wasn’t enough to stop the Kings who regained momentum after horrible foul calling in the third quarter.

Cousins got two fouls to start the third, Jason Thompson left the game to get stitches in his right eye following a collision with Jordan. Isaiah Thomas picked up three fouls and sat out the remainder of the game. The Clippers regained the lead 86-78 in the third before Tyreke Evans sparked the Kings run heading into the fourth.

“I thought we got hot at some moments, but our team settled each other down ” said Smart. “All of our veteran guys came in and tried to cool each guy down. They didn’t let it get to a point where we gave up something that was critical to us winning or losing the 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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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

11 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.