Redevelopment Law

2020 Election: Re-Elect Oakland City Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney For District Three

Oakland City Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney has served the residents of perhaps the most complicated Oakland City Council District in our city very well. Understand that while District Three is commonly thought of as being only West Oakland, in reality it’s also Downtown Oakland, Uptown Oakland, and Adams Point / Lake Merritt, where I live. […]

Oakland Forgot Economic Development And It Shows In The Very Condition Of The City

The Oakland that I knew is dead. It was a city that had over 100 job training programs and several low interest loan and grant programs for businesses. It was a city that was unafraid to embrace manufacturing, transportation, and heavy industry, as much as it demanded and caused the development of an economy comparatively […]

Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett’s And Patrick Kennedy’s Micro Housing Idea Now Reality

In early 2017, Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett (among others) sounded the call for what are called “micro-homes”. The plan, the brainchild of San Francisco Developer Patrick Kennedy, of Panoramic Interests, remarked to the press that tension among residents was caused by close spaces. Kennedy’s idea for micro-apartments, in contrast, intended to offer privacy as a […]

Moms 4 Housing – Wedgewood Oakland Deal Could Be Done For All Homes Using Redevelopment Law

Moms 4 Housing – Wedgewood Oakland Deal Could Be Done For All Homes Using Redevelopment Law ONN – Moms 4 Housing – Wedgewood Oakland Deal Could Be Done For All Homes Using Redevelopment Law Note from Oakland News Now Technical: this video-blog post shows the full and live operation of the latest updated version of […]

Alta Waverly Oakland Apartment Complex Center Of Gentrification, Redevelopment Law Can Help

The Alta Waverly Oakland Apartment Complex Center at 23rd and Valdez and in at what is still weirdly named “Broadway Auto Row” (even though Oakland gave up on car dealers as economic development, long ago), is damned huge. No other way to say it. Alta Waverly Oakland Apartment Complex Center is so freaking huge, it’s […]

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