A widely supported plan to distribute $63 million emerges from tensions around whether one West Oakland project is jumping ahead of the line.
Tag: Affordable housing
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Affordable housing planned for prominent northwest Oakland corner
Plans for a 77-unit building make up the latest attempt to develop this stretch of MLK, which once housed a well-known punk venue.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Refugees feel the pull and push of Oakland
Newcomers find community in Oakland but are often pushed out due to the high cost of living
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Lake Merritt land with controversial past could become 100% affordable housing
The Oakland City Council is pursuing two low-income apartment buildings after dropping plans for a market-rate tower.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Major West Oakland housing development remains in limbo
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.
Posted inEducation Equity
Oakland expands program to subsidize housing for aspiring teachers
Teachers Rooted in Oakland aims to address issues of teacher diversity, retention, and housing affordability.
