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Oakland Housing Authority to Hold Lottery for 5,000 New Spots on Voucher Waitlist

The Housing Authority “encourages every family seeking affordable housing in Oakland to apply to the waiting list lottery,” Spokesperson Kelsey Frost said. “We have staff to assist with the process, including in-person application kiosks at several locations, multilingual translation, and assistance for persons who may need additional support with the process.”

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January 11, 2025

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The Oakland Housing Authority main office is located at 1540 Webster St. Courtesy photo.

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The Oakland Housing Authority will hold a lottery for 5,000 new spots on the Section 8 voucher waitlist, which low-income households can use to pay part of their rent.

Applications will be accepted Jan. 7 through Jan. 26 for the new spots on the list. The last time the waitlist opened was in 2011.

Recipients of the Section 8 vouchers, now called Housing Choice Vouchers pay 30-40% of their monthly income rent and utilities, while the voucher will cover the rest.

Interested individuals and households can apply online or in person at Oakland Housing Authority locations: including at 1327 65th Ave., 1540 Webster St., and 935 Union St. (See dates and times online.)

At the close of the application period, the housing authority will conduct a lottery to select the 5,000 households that will be placed on the waitlist. Depending on their spot on the list, selected households could receive a voucher in a few weeks or have to wait for years.

Eligible applicants must make under 50% of the median income for the area, which is under $77,850 for a family of four or under $62,300 for a family of two.

For information on applying for Section 8, call customer service at 510-587-2100 or go online to LHcustomerservice@oakha.org or https://myohaportal.oakha.org.

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BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Minnesota State Attorney General Keith Ellison acknowledges that the Floyd case five years ago involved a situation in which due process was denied, and five years later, the president is currently dismissing “due process. “The Minnesota Atty General also says, “Trump is trying to attack constitutional rule, attacking congressional authority and judicial decision-making.” George Floyd was an African American man killed by police who knocked on his neck and on his back, preventing him from breathing.

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Mural showing the portrait of George Floyd in Mauerpark in Berlin. To the left of the portrait the lettering "I can't Breathe" was added, on the right side the three hashtags #GeorgeFloyd, #Icantbreathe and #Sayhisname. The mural was completed by Eme Street Art (facebook name) / Eme Free Thinker (signature) on 29 May 2020. (Wikimedia Commons)

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“The president’s been very clear he has no intentions of pardoning Derek Chauvin, and it’s not a request that we’re looking at,” confirms a senior staffer at the Trump White House. That White House response results from public hope, including from a close Trump ally, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The timing of Greene’s hopes coincides with the Justice Department’s recent decision to end oversight of local police accused of abuse. It also falls on the fifth anniversary of the police-involved death of George Floyd on May 25th. The death sparked national and worldwide outrage and became a transitional moment politically and culturally, although the outcry for laws on police accountability failed.

The death forced then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to focus on deadly police force and accountability. His efforts while president to pass the George Floyd Justice in policing act failed. The death of George Floyd also put a spotlight on the Black community, forcing then-candidate Biden to choose a Black woman running mate. Kamala Harris ultimately became vice president of the United States alongside Joe Biden. Minnesota State Attorney General Keith Ellison prosecuted the cases against the officers involved in the death of Floyd. He remembers,” Trump was in office when George Floyd was killed, and I would blame Trump for creating a negative environment for police-community relations. Remember, it was him who said when the looting starts, the shooting starts, it was him who got rid of all the consent decrees that were in place by the Obama administration.”

In 2025, Police-involved civilian deaths are up by “about 100 to about 11 hundred,” according to Ellison. Ellison acknowledges that the Floyd case five years ago involved a situation in which due process was denied, and five years later, the president is currently dismissing “due process. “The Minnesota Atty General also says, “Trump is trying to attack constitutional rule, attacking congressional authority and judicial decision-making.” George Floyd was an African-American man killed by police who knocked on his neck and on his back, preventing him from breathing. During those minutes on the ground, Floyd cried out for his late mother several times. Police subdued Floyd for an alleged counterfeit $20 bill.