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DESCRIPTION:“We are encouraged that the City is considering new developments, but we 
 are concerned that there is no real intention to work with the community. 
 With this forum, we are doing what the City should have done months ago: 
 engaging the people directly in a conversation about how this public land 
 can best be used for public good,” explained Monica Garcia, a member of 
 Eastlake United for Justice. EUJ is helping to plan the forum and has been 
 working on this issue for months.\n\nFor Immediate Release\nSamantha 
 Liapes: (415) 846-3355\n\n \nResidents Plan For New E 12th 
 Development\nDozens Gather To Prepare New Proposal For Public Parcel\n\n 
 \nOakland, CA – Oakland residents are hosting the “E12th Wish List: 
 People’s Planning Forum” to develop ideas for a new proposal on the E 
 12thparcel. In July, the City of Oakland issued a notice soliciting new 
 proposals on the land after months of community organizing against a 
 proposed luxury apartment tower development. \n\n \nAt the forum, members 
 of the E 12th Coalition, a group of concerned residents from across 
 Oakland, will engage residents in creative visioning exercises to develop a 
 community-led plan for the public land. \n\n \nForum organizer Katie Loncke 
 explained, "People light up when you ask them to actually imagine what they 
 would wish for at E12th. It's a remarkable opportunity to shape the city 
 skyline, and at the forum we are bringing together professional architects 
 and community members of all ages — in a vibrant atmosphere with food and 
 music — to craft people's wishes into concrete proposals."\n\n \nThe City 
 of Oakland opened the E 12th parcel up to new proposals in July after 
 months of outcry from residents in the neighborhood and across Oakland. 
 Instead of using precious public land to build new affordable housing, the 
 City was planning to sell the land to a private developer to build a 
 24-story luxury apartment tower that included no affordable housing on 
 site. \n\n \nWhen a leaked legal memo from the City Attorney showed that 
 City Councilmembers already knew that the proposed tower was not in 
 compliance with the state Surplus Lands Act, the City of Oakland issued a 
 notice for new proposals on the parcel. \n\n \n“We are encouraged that 
 the City is considering new developments, but we are concerned that there 
 is no real intention to work with the community. With this forum, we are 
 doing what the City should have done months ago: engaging the people 
 directly in a conversation about how this public land can best be used for 
 public good,” explained Monica Garcia, a member of Eastlake United for 
 Justice. EUJ is helping to plan the forum and has been working on this 
 issue for months.\n\n \nCommunity members are also concerned that the City 
 will not use the public land to address the housing crisis in Oakland. 
 “Long-time, working class residents in our City, mostly people of color, 
 are being pushed out because of rising housing costs. The city has a unique 
 opportunity to build affordable housing because this is public land, but in 
 the new notice, the City doesn’t use the word “affordable” once. It 
 is irresponsible to sell off our public lands for private development when 
 so many people need housing,” said Garcia. \n\n \nThe forum will include 
 discussions on community visions for the parcel, speakers on topics related 
 to the development and housing issues in Oakland, food and festivities. 
 \n\n \n“With the E12th Wish List Forum, we are entering the important 
 phase of building — centering the needs of actual Oaklanders to craft a 
 proposal for E12th affordable housing. We are proud that the struggle to 
 save E12th is contributing to the urgent national conversation on what it 
 means to fight gentrification using a racial justice framework, demanding 
 development without displacement,” said Loncke.\n\n \nE 12th Wish List: 
 People’s Planning Forum\n\n \nWHEN: Sunday August 23rd 1-5 pm\n\n 
 \nWHERE: Henry J. Kaiser parking lot, 10 10th Street \n\n###\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/08/21/18776458.php
SUMMARY:Residents Plan For New E 12th Development
LOCATION:Henry J. Kaiser parking lot, 10 10th Street
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/08/21/18776458.php
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