The city must decide whether to move forward on the ‘Golden West’ project that would add over 200 housing units next to the BART station, or press pause to conduct an environmental review.
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Oakland Home Histories: The little building on Webster that’s lasted
The Mentone Arms Apartments have survived a century of transformation, ambition, upheaval, and neglect in downtown Oakland.
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Oakland and Alameda County won money to fight lead poisoning. They still haven’t spent it
The city and county are tussling over who should get what portion of a lead paint lawsuit settlement, and how it should be used.
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Curbsteading: One West Oakland resident’s reflections on living outdoors
Mavin Carter Griffin, founder of the Wood Street People’s Collective, says we’re thinking about “homelessness” in all the wrong ways.
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New program will help 200 Oakland tenants pay rent for 18 months
Mayor Libby Schaaf’s “shallow subsidy” pilot, funded by philanthropy, is intended to prevent homelessness.
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‘Hella Town’ explores Oakland’s divided history through the lens of its built environment
From malls to shipyards to housing in the hills, Mitchell Schwarzer’s book is a sweeping history of development and power.
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With a second COVID-19 winter coming, will unhoused people have more options for staying warm?
Some traditional homeless shelters are staying closed or at reduced capacity. Others are trying something new.
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Tiny-home shelter to open on a contentious Eastlake development site
Dozens of people will soon get access to heating and privacy through the temporary program. What happens next is less clear.
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Alameda County gears up for major homeless count
Canceled last year for COVID-19 safety concerns, this year’s Point-in-Time assessment “counts more” than any before it, organizers say.
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Rent control for RVs? Policy could extend protections to nontraditional tenants
The rent control policy is part of a package of laws that could make it easier to build, and live in, new types of housing in Oakland.