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OP-ED: High School Students Can Take College Classes Through “Concurrent Enrollment”

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10 years ago

August 25, 2015

By Dr. Elñora Tena Webb

Hopefully, like a growing number of folks, you’ve heard about “Concurrent Enrollment.”

It’s an opportunity provided to California’s youth that encourages them to enroll in their local community college to earn credits towards their high school diploma and two-year college degrees.

For most youth who leverage this opportunity, they accelerate through the work required to complete their diploma. It also has another benefit: it ensures that our youth can fulfill up to the first two years of their 4-year undergraduate requirements; thus, the 3-for-1.

A number of alums and current students who have opted to do this come to mind, including Dalvster “Dalvin” Butler who graduated from his OUSD high school the same month he graduated from Laney College, earning three Associate of Arts degrees.

Immediately, thereafter, he enrolled in and graduated from Georgetown University with his Bachelor of Arts in Government and subsequently attended Johns Hopkins University where he earned his Masters of Science in Education Studies.

He has served as an intern for various organizations and elected officials, including Congresswoman Barbara Lee.

For many youth, enrolling in a community college ensures that the disconnects they felt in high school are replaced with rigorous engagement, learning, achievements and successful completion of high school and community college courses—and for a growing number of students, also a college degree.

Beyond the obvious economic benefits—people with community college and bachelor’s degrees annually earn upwards of $1 million more than those with only a high school diploma—these youth and young adults mature and emerge as college-educated scholars while allowing themselves to enjoy this important life-affirming journey.

Arguably most important, quality community college experiences do something that is nothing short of transformative. They help our students see themselves as valuable because they are valued; they expose them to ideas, concepts and experiences that are relevant to their lives; they meet their learning needs in order to help each student learn how to learn more effectively; and they equip them with tools to design and develop productive and rewarding lives.

Laney College is continuing its legacy of promoting concurrent enrollment. Working with all the local unified school districts, we welcome all high school students.

In Oakland, we are very lucky to have Supt. Antwan Wilson and Deputy Supt. Bernard McCune who are committed to concurrent enrollment.

In our Peralta Community College District, we are building an even stronger partnership with the Oakland schools so that the shared student success goals we seek can be achieved.

Laney College is a remarkable setting for facilitating such ends. The community college is an inspiring place with the myriad of events and fine and performing arts of painting, graphics design, sculpturing, theatre arts, music and dance.

Laney enables our youth and young adults to acquire college-level knowledge and skills. Students sit side by side and otherwise engage with other college students as they study a multitude of subjects.

We are also proud of being a hub for industrial and advanced manufacturing education, while offering culinary arts and much more, including construction trades such as carpentry, welding, electricity and electronics technology, wood technology, and construction management.

Concurrent Enrollment Next Steps:

To enroll in Laney College, follow three steps, which are located at http://web.peralta.edu/admissions/high-school-students/

Dr. Elñora Webb is president of Laney College in Oakland.

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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.