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Clifton Hall Oakland Rockridge Housing Video Tour By City of Oakland

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Clifton Hall Oakland Rockridge Housing Video Tour By City of Oakland

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Clifton Hall A New Home For Oakland Families In Rockridge

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Clifton Hall A New Home For Oakland Families In Rockridge

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City Of Oakland, Mayor of Oakland Clifton Hall Press Conference In Rockridge

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City Of Oakland, Mayor of Oakland Clifton Hall Press Conference In Rockridge

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City of Oakland Opens Clifton Hall In Rockridge To Unsheltered Seniors, Begins Moving in Families

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Oakland Clifton Hall Dorm In Rockridge

Oakland – The City of Oakland is now the official proud owner of Clifton Hall Dormitory in the amenity rich, transit-friendly Rockridge neighborhood. The 63-unit, unoccupied building will provide deeply affordable, long- and short-term housing for Oakland seniors and families. Funds for this acquisition were granted to the City of Oakland through the State’s Project … Read more

Oakland Awarded $20 Million For Permanently Affordable Housing

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Oakland Clifton Hall Dorm In Rockridge

City of Oakland Awarded $20M in California State Homekey Funding

Projects to provide 163 units of permanently affordable housing for homeless and those vulnerable to homelessness

Oakland –– Yesterday, the City of Oakland was awarded $20 million for two housing projects targeting some of the City’s most vulnerable residents. Governor Newsom announced the Homekey awards as the next phase in the state’s response to protecting Californians experiencing homelessness who are impacted by COVID-19.

“This announcement from Gov. Newsom will help us alleviate the human suffering of homelessness in Oakland,” said Mayor Libby Schaaf. “Homekey gives us the resources to convert existing facilities into permanently affordable housing for our unsheltered residents right now, and it paves the way for more innovative strategies in the future. I’m grateful for the Governor’s leadership and partnership as we continue to work together to end homelessness.”

The projects awarded include funds to purchase Clifton Hall, a California College of the Arts dormitory in Rockridge that offers 63 units for seniors and families; and Project Reclamation managed by Bay Area Community Services (BACS) for the development of 100 units at 20 scattered sites throughout Oakland for families and individuals.

“These funding awards mark another important milestone in our goal to preserve, produce, and protect housing for Oakland residents,” said Housing & Community Development Director Shola Olatoye. “We are proud to work with our partnering agencies to develop these units and move people off the streets and into housing.”

Homekey, administered by California Housing & Community Development, is the state’s $600 million program for purchasing and rehabilitating housing, including hotels, motels, vacant apartment buildings and other properties, converting them into permanent, long-term housing for people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness.

More information on the City’s Clifton Hall Dormitory project.

Post based on press release to Zennie62Media from City of Oakland.

Oakland City Council Special Council Meeting: Approval To Buy Clifton Hall For Affordable Housing

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Oakland Clifton Hall Dorm In Rockridge

Oakland – Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan has been urging the City to take action to acquire available buildings, such as SROs, hotels, and dormitories, to help house the homeless. The Council unanimously passed Kaplan’s resolution on March 27, 2020, urging rapid action on this due to the growing COVID-19 crisis, and to protect those most vulnerable in our community.

(March 27th Resolution: https://oakland.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4406723&GUID=A7FFA7BB-F313-4D65-9223-686B5985123A&Options=&Search=)

Rebecca Kaplan Oakland City Council President
Rebecca Kaplan Oakland City Council President

Today, the Oakland City Council held a Special Council Meeting to approve the acquisition of a dormitory to help house those in need, and to apply for the State of California’s Homekey grant program. Council President Kaplan is pleased to announce that she and her colleagues unanimously voted to send applications to the state and to authorize a deal to purchase the California College of the Arts (CCA) Clifton Hall dormitory.

The Clifton Hall dorm is a four story building, with 63 units, in the Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland. On the top two floors of the building, Clifton Hall will provide 42 units of permanent housing for seniors experiencing homelessness and at high risk of contracting COVID-19. The second floor will become the permanent home for a 20-household family shelter. On the ground floor, the building will house the offices of Family Front Door, which serves as the hub for the Coordinated Entry System (CES) for homeless families in Northern Alameda County.

Kaplan stated: “It is vital that we take action to respond to the homelessness crisis, prevent the spread of disease, and protect our community, including vulnerable seniors. I am pleased that we were able to work together to pass vital actions, to make it possible to acquire this dorm, and other properties, to help those in need.”

Link to the Item on the August 28th Council Agenda, to acquire this dorm:

https://oakland.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4623763&GUID=D81CFF5A-CEBC-4DA5-B931-02896A1988AB&Options=&Search=

See this tweet:

Link to prior resolution to acquire SRO’s, etc:

https://oakland.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3461300&GUID=721740F1-C88A-483E-8385-CFD766C5CDAC&Options=ID|Text|&Search=homeless