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Oakland Community Housing Inc. Investigation Update:
An Oakland CEDA Report reveals that the non profit housing organization known as East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC) was deeply involved in the scheme to displace the tenants from the California Hotel last summer. An injunction filed during early summer of 2008 to stop the owners of the California Hotel from evicting their tenants and shutting off their utilities stopped the scheme to displace the tenants and transfer the California Hotel to EBALDC!
Oakland Community Housing Inc. OCHI Investigation Update
Oakland - On March 31, 2009 a petition with over 500 signatures was delivered to Oakland's City Council demanding an investigation into Oakland Community Housing, INC (OCHI).
During that same evening Councilman Ignacio De La Fuente announced that his office asked the Attorney General's office to conduct an investigation into OCHI, and that the results should be available in 90 days. An e-mail from Libby Schaaf of Councilman De La Fuentes office dated one day later (April 1, 2009) to Noelle Quattrin of the Attorney General's office in California reveals that an investigation into OCHI was requested by Councilman De La Fuentes office.
As a result of requesting documents under the public records act, on Monday July 13, 2009 the City of Oakland released a number of reports, including one report which reveals that East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC) & the Oakland Housing Authority (OHA) were deeply involved in the process that resulted in actions intended to illegally evict (displace) the tenants from the historic California Hotel.
The tenants of the California Hotel were protected at that time under Measure EE and still are, but the April 22, 2008 CEDA report reveals that EBALDC, OCHI, the OHA, and City of Oakland had total disregard for the rights of the tenants at the California Hotel, in their haste to to transform the California Hotel into transitional housing.
On Monday July 13, Noelle Quattrin of the Attorney General's office stated that she was not aware of any investigation into OCHI.
Moments later, Jerry Brown's spokesperson Scott Gerber advised me that he was not aware of any investigation into OCHI, but that theres over 1,100 attorneys in his agency with around 3,300 employees, and stated that he would get back to me if he learned that an investigation into OCHI is actually underway, or has occurred.
See the April 22, 2008 report called the 'Work Out Plans For OCHI Properties' for more on what was happening at the California Hotel and other OCHI properties right before an injunction was filed last summer to stop the scheme to displace the tenants of the California Hotel.
On August 6, 2008 a $53 million claim was filed against the City of Oakland for their involvement with OCHI in illegal scheme to evict the tenants from the California Hotel.
The April 22, 2008 CEDA report reveals that there were others involved besides the City of Oakland and OCHI in the scheme to displace the tenants from the California Hotel, and backs up the claims of the tenants stating that they were being illegally evicted from the California Hotel.
See more below...
Lynda Carson may be reached at tenantsrule [at] yahoo.com
---Work Out Plan for OCHI Properties---
"April 22, Oakland, CEDA Report"
Click below for full report called the 'Work Out Plan For OCHI Properties'.
See pages 5 & 6 item #3 called; 'Properties With Identified Sponsors'.
Also see pages 5 & 6 of Attachment B near the bottom of the Work Out Plan Report...
(The section on pages 5 & 6 reveals EBALDC's involvement in scheme to displace the tenants of the California Hotel, including on pages 5 & 6 in Attachment B near bottom of report.)
Click below for full report...
http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/19005.pdf
>>>>>>>>>>>
Investigation into Oakland non profit housing organization underway
by Lynda Carson ( tenantsrule [at] yahoo.com )
Wednesday Apr 1st, 2009 2:42 AM
Activists are pleased that an investigation into Oakland Community Housing, Inc. (OCHI) is underway, but are deeply disappointed that their demands to have more oversight instituted over the way non profit housing organizations are spending millions in tax payer dollars on their housing projects, has been rejected by Oakland City officials!
Click below for more....
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/04/01/18585115.php
>>>>>>>>>>>
California Hotel Tenants File $53 Million Claim Against Oakland
Click below for Beyondchron article by Lynda Carson.....
http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=5956
>>>>>>>>>>>
Big victory for California Hotel tenants
by Lynda Carson, November 2008 - San Francisco Bay View Newspaper
Oakland - In a huge victory for the tenants of the California Hotel, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Richard Keller ruled on Oct. 29 to keep in place a temporary restraining order against Oakland Community Housing Inc. (OCHI), stopping the corrupt nonprofit housing developer from evicting the tenants or shutting off the gas, water and electricity at the historic hotel they reside in.
Click below for full San Francisco Bay View article......
http://www.sfbayview.com/2008/big-victory-for-california-hotel-tenants/
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California Hotel tenants fight against non profit to remain in housing
by Lynda Carson ( tenantsrule [at] yahoo.com )
Thursday Jul 17th, 2008 8:01 AM
Click below...
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/07/17/18516962.php
>>>>>>>>>>>>
California Hotel tenants are not alone with eviction fears
(Tenants at risk in other OCHI properties.)
by Lynda Carson ( tenantsrule [at] yahoo.com )
Saturday Jul 19th, 2008 4:04 AM
Click below...
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/07/19/18517601.php
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FW: Request to Investigate OCHI
Friday, July 10, 2009 2:57 PM
From:
"Schaaf, Libby"
Add sender to Contacts
To:
"Lynda Carson"
Cc:
"Abney, Michelle" , "Morodomi, Mark"
Message contains attachments
OCHI contacts list.xls (42KB), OCHI investigation request ltr.doc (34KB)
Lynda,
Here is the email I also sent to initiate the investigation.
From: Schaaf, Libby
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 11:31 AM
To: 'noelle.quattrin [at] doj.ca.gov'
Cc: Rossi, Daniel; Gladman, Marge; Rogan, Sean; De La Fuente, Ignacio
Subject: Request to Investigate OCHI
Dear Noelle,
Attached is a cover letter summarizing the nature of our complaint against Oakland Community Housing, Inc. Also attached is a list of knowledgeable individuals.
Additionally, the following City Council reports explain in more detail the recent events and extraordinary measures the City of Oakland has had to take to “clean up the mess” OCHI left when it essentially abandoned the more than 600 families depending on them for shelter.
June 5, 2007 – Council/Agency authorized $1 million in operating support for OCHI affiliates
http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/16293.pdf
February 5, 2008 – Council/Agency authorized additional $500k operating support grant to OCHI affiliates and allocated $300k to CA Hotel for permanent supportive housing
http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/18219.pdf
April 5, 2008 – Work out plans for OCHI properties
http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/19005.pdf
June 17, 2008 – Providing tenant assistance and motel vouchers for 7 OCHI properties, and capital needs funding for 2 OCHI properties.
http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/19790.pdf
August 26, 2008 – Contract for Elizabeth McLachlan for Capital Needs Assessments for OCHI properties
http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/20091.pdf
March 3, 2009 – Changes to grants for capital improvements at Oaks Hotel and Kenneth Henry Court
http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/21186.pdf
http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/21298.pdf
A news article posted TODAY regarding this matter can be found at:
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/04/01/18585115.php
Thank you for your prompt attention to this serious matter. We look forward to receiving a response by the end of today confirming the investigator assigned to this matter.
Sincerely,
Libby Schaaf
Senior Policy Advisor
Community & Economic Development
Oakland City Council
1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, 2nd Floor
Oakland, Ca 94612
(510) 238-7052
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
RE: ATTN: Request for information regarding OCHI investigation
Friday, July 10, 2009 2:51 PM
From:
"Schaaf, Libby"
Add sender to Contacts
To:
"Lynda Carson"
Cc:
"Abney, Michelle" , "Morodomi, Mark"
Lynda,
Per your request, I am pasting the correspondence you requested into
this email. I have also requested the City Attorney mail you hard
copies.
Noelle Quattrin
Office of the Attorney General
1212 Clay Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Dear Noelle,
Oakland Vice Mayor Ignacio De La Fuente requests the Attorney General
conduct an investigation of the charitable organization Oakland
Community Housing, Inc.
Last known address:
700 Willow Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Previous address:
2030 Franklin Street, 6th Floor
Oakland CA 94612
(510) 763-7676 x306
(510) 763-7730 fax
http://www.ochi.org
Over the last twenty years, the City of Oakland has given this
organization more than $25 Million to build and maintain affordable
housing for low-income individuals and families. In 2007, it became
clear that the OCHI organization was having severe difficulties and was
failing to meet its obligations to the individuals and families living
in their more than 600 units of affordable housing in Oakland.
As of today, OCHI staff and board members never filed bankruptcy nor
transferred their assets to a more capable party - they simply walked
away. The City of Oakland has had to take extraordinary measures to
restore and protect this valuable affordable housing stock and insure
that OCHI tenants have safe, habitable shelter.
I have attached a list of knowledgeable and involved parties, as well as
several City Council reports detailing some of the losses, risks, and
actions taken.
Please do not hesitate to contact me or any of the City staff copied
below if we can assist in any way in your investigation.
Sincerely,
Libby Schaaf, City Council Senior Policy Advisor to CEDA
On behalf of Ignacio De La Fuente
Vice Mayor, City of Oakland
1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, 2nd Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 238-7052
Cc: Dan Rossi, Deputy City Attorney (510) 238-6510
Sean Rogan, Deputy Director of Housing (510) 238-7642
Oakland Community Housing Incorporation (OCHI) 2007 Board Members
First Name Last Name Title Address City State Zip code
Phone Number Email Address
Cobbie Harris, Dr Former Board Member 6606 Whitney Harris
Street Oakland CA 94609 (510) 658-1798
cobieharris [at] sbcglobal.net
Roderick Roche Former President/ last remaining board member
10933 Cotter Street Oakland CA 94605 (510) 632-9175
rodroche [at] pacbell.net
Eileen Marrinan Former Board Member 6115 Rockridge
Boulevard., South Oakland CA 94618 (510) 658-6562
eemarrinan [at] comcast.net
Byron Phillips Former Secretary / Treasurer 3333 Monterey
Boulevard Oakland CA 94602 (510) 530-1959
famu2 [at] aol.com
Timothy Jones Former Board Member 311 Oak Street, #540
Oakland CA 94607 (510) 621-1310 tjones [at] rhaca.org
Carolyn Johnson Former Board Member 4965 Stoneridge Court Oakland
CA 94605 (510) 903-9296 cej98 [at] msn.com
Oakland Community Housing Incorporation (OCHI) 2006 Board Members
First Name Last Name Title Address City State Zip code
Phone Number Email Address
Kathryn Kasch Former President 2526 10th Avenue Oakland
CA 94606 (510) 533-9169 kkasch [at] earthlink.net
Dwight Dickerson Former Executive Director/ Board Member 4337
Edgewood Avenue Oakland CA 94602 (510) 530-3910
dedkld [at] sbcglobal.net
Carmella Patton Former Board Member 484 Lakeshore Avenue,
Apt 262 Oakland CA 94610 (510) 219-3036 giati99 [at] aol.com
Cobbie Harris, Dr Former Board Member 6606 Whitney Harris
Street Oakland CA 94609 (510) 658-1798
cobieharris [at] sbcglobal.net
Roderick Roche Former Vice President 10933 Cotter Street
Oakland CA 94605 (510) 632-9175 rodroche [at] pacbell.net
Eileen Marrinan Former Board Member 6115 Rockridge
Boulevard., South Oakland CA 94618 (510) 658-6562
eemarrinan [at] comcast.net
Byron Phillips Former Secretary / Treasurer 3333 Monterey
Boulevard Oakland CA 94602 (510) 530-1959
famu2 [at] aol.com
Timothy Jones Former Board Member 311 Oak Street, #540
Oakland CA 94607 (510) 621-1310 tjones [at] rhaca.org
Margaret Wietkamp Former Board Member 7 Marchant Court
Kensington CA 94707 (510) 527-0452 mrweitkamp [at] aol.com
Carolyn Johnson Former Board Member 4965 Stoneridge Court Oakland
CA 94605 (510) 903-9296 cej98 [at] msn.com
Oakland Community Housing Incorporation (OCHI) 2003 Board Members
First Name Last Name Title Address City State Zip code
Phone Number Email Address
Florence Williams Former President
Dwight Dickerson Former Executive Director/ Assistant Secretary
4337 Edgewood Avenue Oakland CA 94602 (510) 530-3910
dedkld [at] sbcglobal.net
Kathryn Kasch Former Vice President 2526 10th Avenue Oakland
CA 94606 (510) 533-9169 kkasch [at] earthlink.net
Cobbie Harris, Dr Former Board Member 6606 Whitney Harris
Street Oakland CA 94609 (510) 658-1798
cobieharris [at] sbcglobal.net
Eileen Marrinan Former Board Member 6115 Rockridge
Boulevard., South Oakland CA 94618 (510) 658-6562
eemarrinan [at] comcast.net
Jeffrey White Former Secretary/Treasurer
Winthrop Marshall Former Board Member
John Maxwell Former Board Member
Executive Staff at Oakland Community Housing Incorporation (OCHI) in
2006
First Name Last Name Title Address City State Zip code
Phone Number Email Address
Donald Gilmore Former Executive Director c/o CHDC, 1535 A-Third
Street Richmond CA 94801 (510) 412-9290
dgilmore [at] chdcnr.com
Charles Fowlkes Former Controller
Eleanor Piez Former Director of Community Relations c/o
CHDC, 1535 A-Third Street Richmond CA 94801 (510)
412-9290 epiaz [at] chdcnr.com
Amanda Kobler Former Acting Director of Real Estate
Michael Morrell Former Director of Operations
Oakland Community Housing Management Personnel
First Name Last Name Title Address City State Zip code
Phone Number Email Address
Laura Bologna Former Acting Director of Property Management (2007)
Rochelle Anguiano Former Acting Director of Property
Management (2006)
Denise Jones Former Acting Director of Property Management (2006)
311 Oak Street, #540 Oakland CA 94607 (510) 621-1310
Beverly Nettles Former Senior Accountant c/o CHDC, 1535
A-Third St. Richmond CA 94801 (510) 412-9290
Ricky Myers Former Acting Director of Property Management (2007)
Attorneys Associated with Oakland Community Housing Incorporation (OCHI)
First Name Last Name Title Address City State Zip code
Phone Number Email Address
Robert Kidd Attorney (Stein Rudser Cohen & Magid LLP) 825
Washington Street, 2nd Floor Oakland CA 94607 (510) 987-8300
rkidd [at] srcm-law.com
Carol Healey Attorney (Bishop, Barry, Howe, Haney & Ryder) 2000
Powell St #1425 Emeryville CA 94608 (510) 596-0888
chealey [at] bbhhr.com
Diane Jackson-McLean Attorney (Goldfarb & Lipman) 1300 Clay St 9th
Floor Oakland CA 94612 (510) 836-6336
dmclean [at] goldfarblipman.com
Oakland Community Housing Incorporation (OCHI)Affiliates
Project Address Ownership Entity
Eldridge Gonaway Commons 1165 3rd Avenue Eldridge Gonaway Commons
Associates
Foothill Plaza 6311 Foothill Boulevard FHP Housing Associates
Kenneth Henry Court 6455 Foothill Boulevard 6455 Foothill Associates
Marin Way Court 2000 International Boulevard San Antonio Commons,
Incorporation
Nueva Vista 3700 International Boulevard Nueva Vista Associates
Bishop Roy C. Nichols 1027 62nd Street Downs Senior Housing
Associates
Sylvester Rutledge Manor 3255 San Pablo Avenue North Oakland
Senior Housing Associates
Slim Jenkins Court 700 Willow Street Slim Jenkins Court
Associates
James Lee Court 690 15th Street Dignity Housing West Associates
California Hotel 3501 San Pablo Avenue Cahon Associates LP
Drasnin Manor 2530 International Boulevard 2530 Associates
Oaks Hotel 587 15th Street Oaks Associates
San Antonio Terrace 1485 E. 22nd Street San Antonio Terrace
Associates
Coolidge Court 3800 Coolidge Avenue Coolidge Court Associates
Note that the mailing address for the first 13 of these projects was to
OCHI, last know address is 700 Willow St., Oakland, CA.
Coolidge Court Associates' mail goes to 3800 Coolidge Ave., Oakland, CA
-----Original Message-----
From: Lynda Carson [mailto:tenantsrule [at] yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 11:51 AM
To: Schaaf, Libby
Subject: ATTN: Request for information regarding OCHI investigation
To: Libby Schaaf
Councilmember Ignacio De La Fuente's office
From: Lynda Carson
510/763-1085
July 6, 2009
Hi Libby
It was nice to talk with you earlier this morning. Thank you for taking
the time to talk with me.
This is a formal request asking for any pertinent information regarding
the request with the Attorney General's office to investigate Oakland
Community Housing, Inc (OCHI).
If I recall correctly, on March 31, 2009, Ignacio De La Fuente publicly
announced at the City Council meeting that an investigation into Oakland
Community Housing, INC (OCHI) is underway, and that the results of the
investigation should be available in 90 days.
Please advise me as to the nature of the investigation if there is one,
and what exactly about OCHI did your office want the Attorney General's
office to investigate.
1) What is the name of your contact at the Attorney Generals office.
2) Please submit a copy of any or all information submitted to the
Attorney General's office regarding the request for an investigation
into OCHI.
3) Please let me know the results of any investigation into OCHI, indeed
if any investigation did actually take place.
Sincerely,
Lynda Carson
510/763-1085
Lynda Carson is a freelance journalist and tenant activist...
Investigation into Oakland non profit housing organization underway
Click below for story by Lynda Carson
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/04/01/18585115.php
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June 5, 2009
Section 8 landlords sue cops for civil rights violations
by Lynda Carson
Click below.......
http://www.sfbayview.com/2009/section-8-landlords-sue-cops-for-civil-rig
hts-violations/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Nonprofit Organization Double-Crosses Berkeley's Homeless Youth
by Lynda Carson ( tenantsrule [at] yahoo.com )
Sunday May 17th, 2009 9:02 PM
Click below for story...
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/05/17/18595589.php
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Housing renovation funds may displace hundreds of families
Dateline:
03/07/2009
By Lynda Carson
Click below for full story...
http://www.urbanhabitat.org/node/3829
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Progressive News Radio with John Scott
Huffington Post Columnist Michael Roston; Paul Hogarth regarding the
..... Freelance journalist Lynda Carson gives an update on the City of
Oakland vs. the Oakland Housing Authority...
http://www.quakeradio.com/podcast/newshour.xml - 408k - Cached - Similar pages
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
California Hotel Tenants File $53 Million Claim Against Oakland
Click below for Beyondchron article by Lynda Carson.....
http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=5956
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Oakland plans to abandon the poor in public housing
Click below for Post News Group article by Lynda Carson......
http://postnewsgroup.net/2008/09/15/oakland-plans-to-abandon-the-poor-in
-public-housing/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Activist Attorney Sues Over Slave Labor Practices
April 3, 2007 by Lynda Carson
Click below for full Beyondchron story........
http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=4365
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
July 1, 2008 KPFA news story about 500 facing eviction in Oakland
(California Hotel), with interview of John Murcko and Lynda Carson...
http://www.kpfa.org/archives/index.php?arch=27114
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Defense Attorney Tony Serra Sues Feds Over Slave Labor Practices
By Lynda Carson May 2007
Oakland, CA. -- During late March, San Francisco's well-known and
respected activist attorney J. Tony Serra, filed suit against the
federal government...
Click below for full Coastal Post Newspaper article...
http://www.coastalpost.com/07/05/03_TonySerraStory.html
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Green Party Voter Guide
(Includes California Hotel article by Lynda Carson, November 2008)
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
of need. -by Lynda Carson (Lynda is a Green. Party member.
She may be reached at tenantsrule [at] yahoo.com. John Murcko is one ...
Click below...
http://www.acgreens.org/VG/GPAC-VG-1108.pdf
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Oakland Housing Authority to privatize half its public housing
Oakland City Attorney's office settles lawsuit against the Housing
Authority
by Lynda Carson, November 2008 - San Francisco Bay View Newspaper...
Oakland - Around Oct. 16, a settlement agreement was reached between the
Oakland Housing Authority (OHA) and the Oakland City Attorney's office
regarding a Feb. 15, 2007, lawsuit by the City charging that 1,615
apartment units at 254 public housing sites were cited for code
violations and unsafe living conditions.
Click below for full story.........
http://www.sfbayview.com/2008/oakland-housing-authority-to-privatize-hal
f-its-public-housing/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Oakland to define its role in evicting tenants - Oakland Tribune - 2004
In addition, the ordinance would give the city authority to intervene
and ... " It would make tenants helpless," said longtime tenant activist
Lynda Carson. ...
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_/ai_n14570139
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Mass evictions from Oakland's public housing
Wikinews article by Lynda Carson, May 15, 2006...
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Mass_evictions_from_Oakland%27s_public_housi
ng
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Oakland Housing Authority Misuses One Strike Policy LYNDA CARSON ...
Mar 26, 2002 ... By LYNDA CARSON / Street Spirit v.8, n.5, May02 ....
Local attorney John Murcko, who was part of the legal team defending the
innocent renters ...
Click below for full story......
http://www.mindfully.org/Reform/2002/Oakland-Misuses-One-StrikeMay02.htm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Oakland Infestation: Tenants Sucked Dry by Bed Bugs, Slum Lords
by Lynda Carson/Fault Lines ( sfbay-print [at] indymedia.org )
Tuesday Oct 4th, 2005 8:58 PM
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/10/04/17726311.php
**********
Street Spirit: Justice News&Homeless Blues
Welcome to the Hotel California.
Tenants sue nonprofit, say that Oakland's historic California Hotel is
infested with rats and bed bugs.
by Lynda Carson September of 2005 ...
http://www.thestreetspirit.org/September2005/hotel.htm
**************
Residents in Oakland's California Hotel Threatened With Eviction
(IndyBay - Lynda Carson California Hotel Update)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/07/16/18516582.php
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Oakland plans to abandon the poor in public housing
Click below for full story by Lynda Carson.......
http://www.urbanhabitat.org/node/2615
******************
Progressive News with John Scott
East Bay freelance journalist, Lynda Carson; CNN's Ed McCarthy; Matt
Schafer ..... Pete Carey from the San Jose Mercury News and the Contra
Costa Times by ...
http://www.quakeradio.com/podcast/newshour.xml - 408k - Cached - Similar pages
http://www.quakeradio.com/podcast/newshour.xml
**********
GREEN 960AM, KKGN 6/8/08
Read Lynda Carson 's articles on Prop 98 and 99, and why, this time, the
good guys won! GO THERE BUY THE BOOK HERE. When we talk about drought,
...
http://www.green960.com/pages/prognews.html?page=2 - 69k - 3 hours ago -
*********
Green960 Progressive News 6/8/08
Freelance journalist and housing advocate, Lynda Carson talks about
state ballot measures Prop 98 & Prop 99; Jerry Payne, President/CEO of
the United States ...
http://green960.com/podcast/prognews.xml - 22k - 12 hours ago -
*********
Prop 98 is Fueled by Avarice and Greed
By Lynda Carson
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2008/06/prop_98_is_fuel.html
**********
Prop 98 - Non Profit Housing Developers May Be Selling Out The Poor
by Lynda Carson
http://www.urbanhabitat.org/node/1889
**********
Commentary: Prop. 98 Would Eliminate Rent Control and
Tenant Protections
By Lynda Carson -- Berkeley Daily Planet
Thursday, May 08
The June 2008 Ballot has a dangerous measure known as
Proposition 98 (California Property Owners and
Farmland Protection Act, or CPOFPA). If passed by the
voters, Prop. 98 would terminate rent control, tenant
protections, and would place homeowners at risk by
allowing unscrupulous property owners to challenge
existing building codes and zoning laws that may
prohibit the placing of a "pig sty" next to someone's
home, or a "porn shop" next to a church or school.
http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2008-05-08/article/29951
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
California Proposition 98 Would Eliminate Rent
Control, Tenant Protections, and a Lot More
By Lynda Carson
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2008/05/california_prop_2.html
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Rent Stabilization Board Approved Minutes - April 18,
2005
Lynda Carson, Housing Advocate, gave a report on the
state of subsidized housing for low income and
disabled in the Bay Area. Item 6.a. ...
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=14044
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/rent/meetings&events/minutes/2005mtg/apr_18
_05min.html
****************
WINGS broadcast, with Lynda Carson interview by Kellia
Ramares which aired in 7 countries; Subject: Cuts to
subsidized housing programs...
http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=program-info&program_id=2248&nav=&;
FW: Request to Investigate OCHI
Friday, July 10, 2009 2:57 PM
From:
"Schaaf, Libby"
Add sender to Contacts
To:
"Lynda Carson"
Cc:
"Abney, Michelle" , "Morodomi, Mark"
Message contains attachments
OCHI contacts list.xls (42KB), OCHI investigation request ltr.doc (34KB)
Lynda,
Here is the email I also sent to initiate the investigation.
From: Schaaf, Libby
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 11:31 AM
To: 'noelle.quattrin [at] doj.ca.gov'
Cc: Rossi, Daniel; Gladman, Marge; Rogan, Sean; De La Fuente, Ignacio
Subject: Request to Investigate OCHI
Dear Noelle,
Attached is a cover letter summarizing the nature of our complaint against Oakland Community Housing, Inc. Also attached is a list of knowledgeable individuals.
Additionally, the following City Council reports explain in more detail the recent events and extraordinary measures the City of Oakland has had to take to “clean up the mess” OCHI left when it essentially abandoned the more than 600 families depending on them for shelter.
June 5, 2007 – Council/Agency authorized $1 million in operating support for OCHI affiliates
http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/16293.pdf
February 5, 2008 – Council/Agency authorized additional $500k operating support grant to OCHI affiliates and allocated $300k to CA Hotel for permanent supportive housing
http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/18219.pdf
April 5, 2008 – Work out plans for OCHI properties
http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/19005.pdf
June 17, 2008 – Providing tenant assistance and motel vouchers for 7 OCHI properties, and capital needs funding for 2 OCHI properties.
http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/19790.pdf
August 26, 2008 – Contract for Elizabeth McLachlan for Capital Needs Assessments for OCHI properties
http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/20091.pdf
March 3, 2009 – Changes to grants for capital improvements at Oaks Hotel and Kenneth Henry Court
http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/21186.pdf
http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/21298.pdf
A news article posted TODAY regarding this matter can be found at:
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/04/01/18585115.php
Thank you for your prompt attention to this serious matter. We look forward to receiving a response by the end of today confirming the investigator assigned to this matter.
Sincerely,
Libby Schaaf
Senior Policy Advisor
Community & Economic Development
Oakland City Council
1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, 2nd Floor
Oakland, Ca 94612
(510) 238-7052
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
RE: ATTN: Request for information regarding OCHI investigation
Friday, July 10, 2009 2:51 PM
From:
"Schaaf, Libby"
Add sender to Contacts
To:
"Lynda Carson"
Cc:
"Abney, Michelle" , "Morodomi, Mark"
Lynda,
Per your request, I am pasting the correspondence you requested into
this email. I have also requested the City Attorney mail you hard
copies.
Noelle Quattrin
Office of the Attorney General
1212 Clay Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Dear Noelle,
Oakland Vice Mayor Ignacio De La Fuente requests the Attorney General
conduct an investigation of the charitable organization Oakland
Community Housing, Inc.
Last known address:
700 Willow Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Previous address:
2030 Franklin Street, 6th Floor
Oakland CA 94612
(510) 763-7676 x306
(510) 763-7730 fax
http://www.ochi.org
Over the last twenty years, the City of Oakland has given this
organization more than $25 Million to build and maintain affordable
housing for low-income individuals and families. In 2007, it became
clear that the OCHI organization was having severe difficulties and was
failing to meet its obligations to the individuals and families living
in their more than 600 units of affordable housing in Oakland.
As of today, OCHI staff and board members never filed bankruptcy nor
transferred their assets to a more capable party - they simply walked
away. The City of Oakland has had to take extraordinary measures to
restore and protect this valuable affordable housing stock and insure
that OCHI tenants have safe, habitable shelter.
I have attached a list of knowledgeable and involved parties, as well as
several City Council reports detailing some of the losses, risks, and
actions taken.
Please do not hesitate to contact me or any of the City staff copied
below if we can assist in any way in your investigation.
Sincerely,
Libby Schaaf, City Council Senior Policy Advisor to CEDA
On behalf of Ignacio De La Fuente
Vice Mayor, City of Oakland
1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, 2nd Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 238-7052
Cc: Dan Rossi, Deputy City Attorney (510) 238-6510
Sean Rogan, Deputy Director of Housing (510) 238-7642
Oakland Community Housing Incorporation (OCHI) 2007 Board Members
First Name Last Name Title Address City State Zip code
Phone Number Email Address
Cobbie Harris, Dr Former Board Member 6606 Whitney Harris
Street Oakland CA 94609 (510) 658-1798
cobieharris [at] sbcglobal.net
Roderick Roche Former President/ last remaining board member
10933 Cotter Street Oakland CA 94605 (510) 632-9175
rodroche [at] pacbell.net
Eileen Marrinan Former Board Member 6115 Rockridge
Boulevard., South Oakland CA 94618 (510) 658-6562
eemarrinan [at] comcast.net
Byron Phillips Former Secretary / Treasurer 3333 Monterey
Boulevard Oakland CA 94602 (510) 530-1959
famu2 [at] aol.com
Timothy Jones Former Board Member 311 Oak Street, #540
Oakland CA 94607 (510) 621-1310 tjones [at] rhaca.org
Carolyn Johnson Former Board Member 4965 Stoneridge Court Oakland
CA 94605 (510) 903-9296 cej98 [at] msn.com
Oakland Community Housing Incorporation (OCHI) 2006 Board Members
First Name Last Name Title Address City State Zip code
Phone Number Email Address
Kathryn Kasch Former President 2526 10th Avenue Oakland
CA 94606 (510) 533-9169 kkasch [at] earthlink.net
Dwight Dickerson Former Executive Director/ Board Member 4337
Edgewood Avenue Oakland CA 94602 (510) 530-3910
dedkld [at] sbcglobal.net
Carmella Patton Former Board Member 484 Lakeshore Avenue,
Apt 262 Oakland CA 94610 (510) 219-3036 giati99 [at] aol.com
Cobbie Harris, Dr Former Board Member 6606 Whitney Harris
Street Oakland CA 94609 (510) 658-1798
cobieharris [at] sbcglobal.net
Roderick Roche Former Vice President 10933 Cotter Street
Oakland CA 94605 (510) 632-9175 rodroche [at] pacbell.net
Eileen Marrinan Former Board Member 6115 Rockridge
Boulevard., South Oakland CA 94618 (510) 658-6562
eemarrinan [at] comcast.net
Byron Phillips Former Secretary / Treasurer 3333 Monterey
Boulevard Oakland CA 94602 (510) 530-1959
famu2 [at] aol.com
Timothy Jones Former Board Member 311 Oak Street, #540
Oakland CA 94607 (510) 621-1310 tjones [at] rhaca.org
Margaret Wietkamp Former Board Member 7 Marchant Court
Kensington CA 94707 (510) 527-0452 mrweitkamp [at] aol.com
Carolyn Johnson Former Board Member 4965 Stoneridge Court Oakland
CA 94605 (510) 903-9296 cej98 [at] msn.com
Oakland Community Housing Incorporation (OCHI) 2003 Board Members
First Name Last Name Title Address City State Zip code
Phone Number Email Address
Florence Williams Former President
Dwight Dickerson Former Executive Director/ Assistant Secretary
4337 Edgewood Avenue Oakland CA 94602 (510) 530-3910
dedkld [at] sbcglobal.net
Kathryn Kasch Former Vice President 2526 10th Avenue Oakland
CA 94606 (510) 533-9169 kkasch [at] earthlink.net
Cobbie Harris, Dr Former Board Member 6606 Whitney Harris
Street Oakland CA 94609 (510) 658-1798
cobieharris [at] sbcglobal.net
Eileen Marrinan Former Board Member 6115 Rockridge
Boulevard., South Oakland CA 94618 (510) 658-6562
eemarrinan [at] comcast.net
Jeffrey White Former Secretary/Treasurer
Winthrop Marshall Former Board Member
John Maxwell Former Board Member
Executive Staff at Oakland Community Housing Incorporation (OCHI) in
2006
First Name Last Name Title Address City State Zip code
Phone Number Email Address
Donald Gilmore Former Executive Director c/o CHDC, 1535 A-Third
Street Richmond CA 94801 (510) 412-9290
dgilmore [at] chdcnr.com
Charles Fowlkes Former Controller
Eleanor Piez Former Director of Community Relations c/o
CHDC, 1535 A-Third Street Richmond CA 94801 (510)
412-9290 epiaz [at] chdcnr.com
Amanda Kobler Former Acting Director of Real Estate
Michael Morrell Former Director of Operations
Oakland Community Housing Management Personnel
First Name Last Name Title Address City State Zip code
Phone Number Email Address
Laura Bologna Former Acting Director of Property Management (2007)
Rochelle Anguiano Former Acting Director of Property
Management (2006)
Denise Jones Former Acting Director of Property Management (2006)
311 Oak Street, #540 Oakland CA 94607 (510) 621-1310
Beverly Nettles Former Senior Accountant c/o CHDC, 1535
A-Third St. Richmond CA 94801 (510) 412-9290
Ricky Myers Former Acting Director of Property Management (2007)
Attorneys Associated with Oakland Community Housing Incorporation (OCHI)
First Name Last Name Title Address City State Zip code
Phone Number Email Address
Robert Kidd Attorney (Stein Rudser Cohen & Magid LLP) 825
Washington Street, 2nd Floor Oakland CA 94607 (510) 987-8300
rkidd [at] srcm-law.com
Carol Healey Attorney (Bishop, Barry, Howe, Haney & Ryder) 2000
Powell St #1425 Emeryville CA 94608 (510) 596-0888
chealey [at] bbhhr.com
Diane Jackson-McLean Attorney (Goldfarb & Lipman) 1300 Clay St 9th
Floor Oakland CA 94612 (510) 836-6336
dmclean [at] goldfarblipman.com
Oakland Community Housing Incorporation (OCHI)Affiliates
Project Address Ownership Entity
Eldridge Gonaway Commons 1165 3rd Avenue Eldridge Gonaway Commons
Associates
Foothill Plaza 6311 Foothill Boulevard FHP Housing Associates
Kenneth Henry Court 6455 Foothill Boulevard 6455 Foothill Associates
Marin Way Court 2000 International Boulevard San Antonio Commons,
Incorporation
Nueva Vista 3700 International Boulevard Nueva Vista Associates
Bishop Roy C. Nichols 1027 62nd Street Downs Senior Housing
Associates
Sylvester Rutledge Manor 3255 San Pablo Avenue North Oakland
Senior Housing Associates
Slim Jenkins Court 700 Willow Street Slim Jenkins Court
Associates
James Lee Court 690 15th Street Dignity Housing West Associates
California Hotel 3501 San Pablo Avenue Cahon Associates LP
Drasnin Manor 2530 International Boulevard 2530 Associates
Oaks Hotel 587 15th Street Oaks Associates
San Antonio Terrace 1485 E. 22nd Street San Antonio Terrace
Associates
Coolidge Court 3800 Coolidge Avenue Coolidge Court Associates
Note that the mailing address for the first 13 of these projects was to
OCHI, last know address is 700 Willow St., Oakland, CA.
Coolidge Court Associates' mail goes to 3800 Coolidge Ave., Oakland, CA
-----Original Message-----
From: Lynda Carson [mailto:tenantsrule [at] yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 11:51 AM
To: Schaaf, Libby
Subject: ATTN: Request for information regarding OCHI investigation
To: Libby Schaaf
Councilmember Ignacio De La Fuente's office
From: Lynda Carson
510/763-1085
July 6, 2009
Hi Libby
It was nice to talk with you earlier this morning. Thank you for taking
the time to talk with me.
This is a formal request asking for any pertinent information regarding
the request with the Attorney General's office to investigate Oakland
Community Housing, Inc (OCHI).
If I recall correctly, on March 31, 2009, Ignacio De La Fuente publicly
announced at the City Council meeting that an investigation into Oakland
Community Housing, INC (OCHI) is underway, and that the results of the
investigation should be available in 90 days.
Please advise me as to the nature of the investigation if there is one,
and what exactly about OCHI did your office want the Attorney General's
office to investigate.
1) What is the name of your contact at the Attorney Generals office.
2) Please submit a copy of any or all information submitted to the
Attorney General's office regarding the request for an investigation
into OCHI.
3) Please let me know the results of any investigation into OCHI, indeed
if any investigation did actually take place.
Sincerely,
Lynda Carson
510/763-1085
Lynda Carson is a freelance journalist and tenant activist...
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http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/04/01/18585115.php
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
June 5, 2009
Section 8 landlords sue cops for civil rights violations
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Housing renovation funds may displace hundreds of families
Dateline:
03/07/2009
By Lynda Carson
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http://www.urbanhabitat.org/node/3829
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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..... Freelance journalist Lynda Carson gives an update on the City of
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California Hotel Tenants File $53 Million Claim Against Oakland
Click below for Beyondchron article by Lynda Carson.....
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Oakland plans to abandon the poor in public housing
Click below for Post News Group article by Lynda Carson......
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-public-housing/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Activist Attorney Sues Over Slave Labor Practices
April 3, 2007 by Lynda Carson
Click below for full Beyondchron story........
http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=4365
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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(California Hotel), with interview of John Murcko and Lynda Carson...
http://www.kpfa.org/archives/index.php?arch=27114
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Defense Attorney Tony Serra Sues Feds Over Slave Labor Practices
By Lynda Carson May 2007
Oakland, CA. -- During late March, San Francisco's well-known and
respected activist attorney J. Tony Serra, filed suit against the
federal government...
Click below for full Coastal Post Newspaper article...
http://www.coastalpost.com/07/05/03_TonySerraStory.html
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Green Party Voter Guide
(Includes California Hotel article by Lynda Carson, November 2008)
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
of need. -by Lynda Carson (Lynda is a Green. Party member.
She may be reached at tenantsrule [at] yahoo.com. John Murcko is one ...
Click below...
http://www.acgreens.org/VG/GPAC-VG-1108.pdf
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Oakland Housing Authority to privatize half its public housing
Oakland City Attorney's office settles lawsuit against the Housing
Authority
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Oakland - Around Oct. 16, a settlement agreement was reached between the
Oakland Housing Authority (OHA) and the Oakland City Attorney's office
regarding a Feb. 15, 2007, lawsuit by the City charging that 1,615
apartment units at 254 public housing sites were cited for code
violations and unsafe living conditions.
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f-its-public-housing/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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In addition, the ordinance would give the city authority to intervene
and ... " It would make tenants helpless," said longtime tenant activist
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Mass evictions from Oakland's public housing
Wikinews article by Lynda Carson, May 15, 2006...
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Mass_evictions_from_Oakland%27s_public_housi
ng
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Oakland Housing Authority Misuses One Strike Policy LYNDA CARSON ...
Mar 26, 2002 ... By LYNDA CARSON / Street Spirit v.8, n.5, May02 ....
Local attorney John Murcko, who was part of the legal team defending the
innocent renters ...
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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Tuesday Oct 4th, 2005 8:58 PM
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**********
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Welcome to the Hotel California.
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**************
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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Click below for full story by Lynda Carson.......
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******************
Progressive News with John Scott
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...
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*********
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**********
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**********
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Thursday, May 08
The June 2008 Ballot has a dangerous measure known as
Proposition 98 (California Property Owners and
Farmland Protection Act, or CPOFPA). If passed by the
voters, Prop. 98 would terminate rent control, tenant
protections, and would place homeowners at risk by
allowing unscrupulous property owners to challenge
existing building codes and zoning laws that may
prohibit the placing of a "pig sty" next to someone's
home, or a "porn shop" next to a church or school.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
California Proposition 98 Would Eliminate Rent
Control, Tenant Protections, and a Lot More
By Lynda Carson
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Rent Stabilization Board Approved Minutes - April 18,
2005
Lynda Carson, Housing Advocate, gave a report on the
state of subsidized housing for low income and
disabled in the Bay Area. Item 6.a. ...
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_05min.html
****************
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subsidized housing programs...
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Correction:
Links to reports from the Councilman De La Fuentes office were received on Friday July 10, 2009 - not July 13, 2009. It was on Monday July 13, 2009 that I contacted the attorney generals office.
LC
Links to reports from the Councilman De La Fuentes office were received on Friday July 10, 2009 - not July 13, 2009. It was on Monday July 13, 2009 that I contacted the attorney generals office.
LC
California Hotel fiasco in a nut shell
For those of you who failed to look at the "Work Out Plan for OCHI Properties', in the section called 'Properties With Identified Sponsors' on pages '5 & 6'.
The April 22, 2008 CEDA report clearly reveals how the City of Oakland requested that OCHI and the John Stewart Company (JSCo) stop renting out units being vacated by tenants at the historic hotel.
This action alone starved the California Hotel of much needed funds to maintain it properly and keep it afloat for the existing very low-income renters.
With EBALDC and the Oakland Housing Authority as partners involved with OCHI and the City in the process to displace the renters from the California Hotel, the April 22, 2008 CEDA report clearly reveals how often local non profit housing organizations who profess to be helping out the poor, are actually involved in schemes to displace the poor from thier housing by getting involved in schemes to intentionally create a crisis at various low-income housing sites, by starving them for funds needed to properly maintain the buildings.
The whole point of the schemes are to displace the poor from their housing, in an effort to bring in higher revenues to the low-income housing sites.
Case in point. The Coliseum Gardens public housing complex in Oakland.
---Oakland renters displaced by Hope Vl program---
(Coliseum Gardens Public Housing Complex)
Wikinews article by Lynda Carson... October 25, 2006
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Oakland_renters_displaced_by_Hope_VI_program
---See Work Out Plan for OCHI Properties---
"April 22, Oakland, CEDA Report"
Click below for full report called the 'Work Out Plan For OCHI Properties'.
See pages 5 & 6 item #3 called; 'Properties With Identified Sponsors'.
Also see pages 5 & 6 of Attachment B near the bottom of the Work Out Plan Report...
(The section on pages 5 & 6 reveals EBALDC's involvement in scheme to displace the tenants of the California Hotel, including on pages 5 & 6 in Attachment B near bottom of report.)
Click below for full report...
http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/19005.pdf
For those of you who failed to look at the "Work Out Plan for OCHI Properties', in the section called 'Properties With Identified Sponsors' on pages '5 & 6'.
The April 22, 2008 CEDA report clearly reveals how the City of Oakland requested that OCHI and the John Stewart Company (JSCo) stop renting out units being vacated by tenants at the historic hotel.
This action alone starved the California Hotel of much needed funds to maintain it properly and keep it afloat for the existing very low-income renters.
With EBALDC and the Oakland Housing Authority as partners involved with OCHI and the City in the process to displace the renters from the California Hotel, the April 22, 2008 CEDA report clearly reveals how often local non profit housing organizations who profess to be helping out the poor, are actually involved in schemes to displace the poor from thier housing by getting involved in schemes to intentionally create a crisis at various low-income housing sites, by starving them for funds needed to properly maintain the buildings.
The whole point of the schemes are to displace the poor from their housing, in an effort to bring in higher revenues to the low-income housing sites.
Case in point. The Coliseum Gardens public housing complex in Oakland.
---Oakland renters displaced by Hope Vl program---
(Coliseum Gardens Public Housing Complex)
Wikinews article by Lynda Carson... October 25, 2006
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Oakland_renters_displaced_by_Hope_VI_program
---See Work Out Plan for OCHI Properties---
"April 22, Oakland, CEDA Report"
Click below for full report called the 'Work Out Plan For OCHI Properties'.
See pages 5 & 6 item #3 called; 'Properties With Identified Sponsors'.
Also see pages 5 & 6 of Attachment B near the bottom of the Work Out Plan Report...
(The section on pages 5 & 6 reveals EBALDC's involvement in scheme to displace the tenants of the California Hotel, including on pages 5 & 6 in Attachment B near bottom of report.)
Click below for full report...
http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/19005.pdf
If EBALDC ever manages to get their dirty hands on the California Hotel somehow, will it refer to the historic location as the NOTORIOUS California Hotel, such as it calls the old Coliseum Gardens public housing complex?
178 poor african-american families displaced?
When did non profit organizations start referring to low-income renters, as being notorious?
Whats wrong with this picture?
JB
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Lion Creek Crossings (Coliseum Gardens) Now Renting
The Oakland Housing Authority received a HOPE VI grant to replace its 178 notorious Coliseum Garden apartments with a mixed income development of over 400 apartments and approximately 28 homes for sale. EBALDC assembled a development team, which includes The Related Company of California and Chambers Construction to work with the housing authority.
http://www.ebaldc.org/pg/7/real-estate-development
178 poor african-american families displaced?
When did non profit organizations start referring to low-income renters, as being notorious?
Whats wrong with this picture?
JB
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Lion Creek Crossings (Coliseum Gardens) Now Renting
The Oakland Housing Authority received a HOPE VI grant to replace its 178 notorious Coliseum Garden apartments with a mixed income development of over 400 apartments and approximately 28 homes for sale. EBALDC assembled a development team, which includes The Related Company of California and Chambers Construction to work with the housing authority.
http://www.ebaldc.org/pg/7/real-estate-development
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