Fruitvale

Neighbors Together Oakland Heads to the Alameda County Superior Court to set a Date for Homeless Encampment Lawsuit

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Thursday, April 14, 2022
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OAKLAND, Calif., April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On May 19, NTO will go to the Alameda County Superior Court to decide if the lawsuit against the City of Oakland has legal standing to allow it to proceed. Last Aug., local nonprofit Neighbors Together Oakland (NTO) filed a lawsuit against the City, demanding they follow their Encampment Management Policy (EMP), unanimously passed by Oakland's City Council in Oct. 2020. The number of encampments in Oakland has since risen from 160 to over 360. Pervasive crime, illegal dumping, and unwalkable streets are commonplace. There are three fires each day, including a recent tragedy at a West Oakland's Wood St. encampment that claimed one person's life.

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  • Thereafter on May 19, Neighbors Together Oakland will go to the Alameda County Superior Court to decide if the lawsuit against the City of Oakland has legal standing to allow it to proceed.
  • OAKLAND, Calif., April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On May 19, NTO will go to the Alameda County Superior Court to decide if the lawsuit against the City of Oakland has legal standing to allow it to proceed.
  • Last Aug., local nonprofit Neighbors Together Oakland (NTO) filed a lawsuit against the City, demanding they follow their Encampment Management Policy (EMP), unanimously passed by Oakland's City Council in Oct. 2020.
  • The EMP was created to manage the adverse impacts of homeless encampments while balancing the interest of all residents.

EBALDC, The Unity Council Welcome Housing and Urban Development Secretary to Bay Area

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Thursday, October 14, 2021
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OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --On Thursday, East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC) and The Unity Council welcomed Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge to Casa Arabella , a 94-unit affordable housing building in the heart of Oakland's Fruitvale Transit Village.

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  • OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --On Thursday, East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC) and The Unity Council welcomed Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge to Casa Arabella , a 94-unit affordable housing building in the heart of Oakland's Fruitvale Transit Village.
  • EBALDC, The Unity Council Welcome Housing & Urban Development Secretary to Bay Area to Tour Award-Winning Housing
    "We intentionally prioritized a visit to Casa Arabella because it sits at the intersection of mass transit, affordable housing, and community development," said HUD Deputy Regional Administrator Wayne Sauseda.
  • The building, created as a joint venture between EBALDC and The Unity Council, reflects the growing trend in the Bay Area to transform underutilized land near transit hubs into affordable housing communities.
  • The Unity Council is a non-profit Social Equity Development Corporation with a 55-year history in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland.

Resilient Fruitvale Collaborative Submits $40M Emergency Fund Budget Request to Alameda County to Help Communities Hit Hard by the Pandemic

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Thursday, July 29, 2021
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Together, Resilient Fruitvale organizations have been on the frontlines and have served over 500,000 local residents since the beginning of the pandemic.

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  • Together, Resilient Fruitvale organizations have been on the frontlines and have served over 500,000 local residents since the beginning of the pandemic.
  • The member organizations of the Resilient Fruitvale Collaborative have already provided a wide array of services that are unfunded by Alameda County.
  • Resilient Fruitvale Collaborative Members emphasize the following:
    Every organization that is part of the Resilient Fruitvale Collaborative has been on the frontlines supporting the communities most impacted by the pandemic.
  • For more information about the Resilient Fruitvale Collaborative, please visit the organizations website at: https://unitycouncil.org/who-we-are/resilient-fruitvale/
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