The City’s Housing and Community Development Department’s Rent Adjustment Program recently sent out a notice of a hearing for tenants at Uptown Apartments, commonly known as...
Proposal offers a city-subsidized “incentive” for small landlords to displace tenants, says housing rights activist James Vann The Oakland City Council is scheduled Tuesday to decide on a...
The following is an open letter to Mayor Libby Schaaf, City Council Members, City Administrator Landreth and Staff, dated June 11: Recently about 30 groups focused...
Supporters of the repeal of the state anti-rent control law, the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, rally Monday in front of Oakland City Hall. Oakland Councilmember-at-Large Rebecca...
On April 10, the Community and Economic Development Committee and the Life Enrichment Committee will hear Oakland City Councilmember-At-Large Rebecca Kaplan’s resolution to encourage the community development...
By Jonah Strauss, Homeless Advocacy Working Group In the rapidly-developing architecture of homeless support in Oakland, there are two missing building blocks: a large and sustainable...
Members and supporters attend March 8 meeting of Interfaith Council of Alameda County (ICAC). Rev. Ken Chambers is shown at bottom, second from right. The City...
Senator Scott Wiener has introduced a bill to promote residential development near transit-rich areas in California. During a town hall held at Taraval Police Station in...
Marie Sturgell and President Ray Carlisle of NID Housing Counseling Agency at the Feb. 3 workshop at Williams Chapel Baptist Church. Photo by Sue Taylor. On...
Truck driver Martin Kauffman (far left) and electrician Art Ramirez (far right), who both donated their services to deliver Laney College’s tiny home prototype to West...
Tenants’ rights advocates flood state capitol building, vow to take issue to ballot box A bill to repeal statewide restrictions on rent control is dead in...
Photo courtesy of Tenants Together. By Sarah Carpenter A bill to repeal statewide restrictions on rent control is dead in the water. The Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing...
The Interfaith Council of Alameda County (ICAC) is holding a meeting Thursday, Jan. 11th to propose a faith-based homelessness solution plan for the City of Oakland,...
The City of Berkeley will spend an additional $2.4 million this year to shelter the homeless, creating a total of 320 bed spaces, the largest amount...
Over 100 community members recently gathered to celebrate the grand opening of Acts Cyrene Apartments at 9400 International Boulevard. The 59-unit mixed used family development in...
With the final approval of the City Council, the former Oak Knoll Naval Hospital site in the foothills of East Oakland will be transformed into a...
On Sunday morning, Dec. 10, Mayor Libby Schaaf will attend a breakfast and discussion on homelessness in West Oakland, hosted by the Market Street Seventh Day Adventist Church,...
Last week, Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced that the Cities of Oakland, Alameda, San Leandro, Albany, Emeryville, and Piedmont received grants from the U.S. Department of Housing...
A potential 2018 statewide ballot initiative to dramatically expand rent control in Oakland and other cities and counties in California was filed last week. The initiative...
As homelessness continues to surge in Oakland, pressure is increasing on the city and the mayor to address the crisis in deeds as well as words....
The Oak Knoll project, and its developer SunCal, will bring 935 homes to the East Oakland foothills, plus acres of open space, a new retail venue,...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced Tuesday that the City of Berkeley was awarded three grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development totaling $3,244,837. The city will...
Oakland Councilmember Kaplan, who has been a leader in regulating and legalizing medical cannabis, is calling for the City of Oakland to move with urgency in...
Oakland Councilmembers Rebecca Kaplan and Dan Kalb (standing behind Kaplan) spoke Tuesday at a rally in front of City Hall to demand legislation to increase tenant...
By Rob Bonta California’s housing crisis has become an out-of-control car rolling downhill and gaining speed. The ability of middle and low-income people to secure affordable...
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