Rise East, a $100 million philanthropic effort, will tackle longstanding systemic issues facing residents in a 40-square-block area.
Tag: deep East Oakland
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
83 affordable apartments proposed for a vacant corner in deep East Oakland
It’s the third project in the neighborhood from a Santa Cruz-based developer partnering with local churches to build housing.
Posted inEducation Equity
An ‘oasis’ in East Oakland: Homies Empowerment to open independent high school
Students attending the Freedom School will also take classes at Chabot Space and Science Center and Merritt College.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Nonprofit run by homeless people says it was unfairly taxed for trying to build housing
Oakland’s vacant property tax is meant to encourage housing on empty lots. Is there a loophole that does the opposite?
Posted inHealth & Environment
‘We need to be leading by example’: Why this East Oakland pastor got vaccinated
Jacqueline Thompson, head pastor of Allen Temple Baptist Church, got vaccinated for her congregation and 92-year-old mother.
