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Pagan’s walk-off double, Giants win

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13 years ago

April 19, 2013

By: Malaika Bobino

San Francisco, CA – Two years ago Giants baseball was considered “torture” before they won the World Series in 2010. This season the team has mastered a different scheme in their comeback wins. The 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres was another game one of those games.

Heading into the ninth frame tied at 2-2, Gregor Blanco leadoff the inning with a unexpected bloop single when the ball fell between shortstop Everth Cabrera and left fielder Kyle Blanks. Andres Torres pinched hitting for Santiago Casilla, bunted into a force out at second.

“You want to try to get your job done,” Torres said. “But I forgot about that. [Roberto] Kelly (first-base coach) told me to get a good jump and go.”

He did just that and stole second base to set up the game winning play. Angel Pagan lined a double to right field for the walk-off win. Andres scored easily, giving Pagan his sixth go-ahead RBI of the season. No better way than to start off the series after coming off a tough road trip.

“No excuses given but that was a tough road trip,” said Angel. “The weather was bad and we’re just glad to be back home. [On the winning play], I wasn’t going to swing but I could see him (Torres) in the corner of my right eye. He got an incredible jump. In those type of situations, you want to be that guy.”

No doubt, Pagan was the hero of the night. However, Madison Bumgarner was on fire as well. He won his fourth consecutive victory striking out 10 batters in six innings, the ninth double-figure strikeout game of his career. Bumgarner left the game shortly after Chase Headley tied it with a solo home run in the sixth. An impressive no-decision to say the least.

“Looking back, it probably wasn’t the best pitch to throw to him, and I shook to it, too,” said Madison. “Buster Posey didn’t want to call it, so that’s on me there.”

“We had some good swings early but in the middle part of the game, he locked in,” Padres manager Bud Black said. “He got it together. We couldn’t get anything going. It was good to get on the board early against him.”

With a stellar bullpen to back him, Bumgarner felt no disappoint with the outcome. Jose Mijares ,George Kontos and Santiago Casilla all combined to give up just one hit over three innings.

“We had a rough road trip so it was nice to come home and battle and get a win,” said Bumgarner.

Notes – The long lines outside the ballpark were due to heightened security measures after the Boston marathon bombing. The Giants held a moment of silence for the victims and families who lives were affected by such the tragedy before the game. And instead of the playing the annual Journey “When the lights go down in the city” song. San Francisco replaced it with the Boston Red Sox anthem, Neil Diamonds “Sweet Caroline.”

“That was touching,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “It was nice to honor Boston.”

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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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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.

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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.

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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.