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New Leaders Myrick, Noldon and Johnson Honored

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13 years ago

March 15, 2013

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Councilman Jael Myrick (left) and Kathleen Sullivan, BWOPA President.

Judge Judy Johnson (left) and Pastor Cassandry Keys. Photos by Joe L. Fisher, Black American Political Action Committee.

Dr. Denise Noldon, President, Contra Costa College.

By BAPAC Staff

Jael Myrick knows a difficult job lies ahead.
But if the recently appointed city councilman ever had a doubt about the size of his community support, Thursday night’s welcome reception at Salute e Vita Ristorante likely erased it.
“We have a lot of work to do,” Myrick told a packed reception room. “We do need to make improvements, and we need to make sure that those improvements actually benefit folks living in the community.”
“We have a good habit of passing rumors in this city. But this is not a rumor, it’s a reality,” Vice-Mayor Corky Booze said. “This man is the most welcome person to the Richmond City Council. He owes nobody anything, he has proven that, and I am honored as vice-mayor to sit next to him.”
Myrick was one of a trio of new African-American leaders feted by Community Mobilization Leadership Coalition, a collaboration of several community groups. Other honorees were Contra

Vice Mayor Corky Booze

From left to right: Carl Adams, Cleo Smith and Donald Hampton.

Willie Robinson, President NAACP Richmond Branch.

Costa Superior Court Judge Judy Johnson and Dr. Denise Noldon, president of Contra Costa College.
“Dr. Noldon brings a passion for learning to Contra Costa College and, really, to this community,” said Dr. McKinley Williams, immediate past president of the college. “I truly believe she is the best person for this college at this particular time.”
The community coalition includes Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA), the Black American Political Action Committee, NAACP-Richmond Branch, Men and Women of Purpose, Men and Women of Valor, 1 Richmond, One Accord Project, BMW, National Brotherhood Alliance, and the Guardians of Justice.
Speakers at the event touched on many of the same themes that For Richmond Coalition supports: growing the local economy, improving schools and public safety.
“To begin with, let’s figure out how to bring the call center to Richmond,” said Myrick,, referring to a proposed Health Benefit Exchange Call Center, part of a state-run health insurance

Honorable Judge Henry Ramsey (Retired).

Mc Kinley Williams, Past President Contra Costa College.

Antwon Cloird, Men and Women of Purpose.

Delon Jackson, Pam Bulbo and Naomi Williams.

Officer Riley and Delon Jackson, Guardians of Justice.

program that could bring more than 200 new jobs to Richmond.
The Contra Costa Board of Supervisors votes next week to decide where to locate it.
“This coalition is showing us, for the first time, that by coming

Michael Davenport, BMW and Lloyd Madden, BAPAC

Wesley Ellis, 1 Richmond

Madelyn Kronenberg, WCCUSD and John Whitehurst.

Karl Fischer, 4Richmond and Joe Lorenz, Chevron.

Linda and Vern Whitmore.

Lori Reese-Brown and Virgil Weeks

Carl Adams, Gaye Williams and Lloyd Madden.

Dr. Denise Noldon and Joe Lorenz

together as African-American groups in the community, there’s nothing we can’t do,” said Kathleen Sullivan, president of the Richmond chapter of BWOPA.

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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

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.