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2018 EOBHC partners and City of Oakland awarded $170,000 Transformative Climate Communities Grant to
conduct community based planning in East Oakland
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2018 EOBHC partners and the East Oakland Congress work to promote passage of Measures Y (“Close the
Loopholes ”Oakland measure to amend its “Just Yes Cause for Eviction Ordinance” and remove the
exemption for owner-occupied duplexes and triplexes; allow council to add limitations on landlord’s right to
evict under the ordinance, without a future ballot measure, and Measure W (“Address the Shelter-less &
Clean Up Our Streets, ”Oakland vacant property tax on parcels used less than 50 days per year:
$6,000/parcel; $3,000/condominium units, raising $10 million annually to address illegal dumping and
discourage vacant properties for 20 years
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2018 EOBHC partners and the East Oakland Congress demands fair share of City resources in mid-year
budget review to address illegal dumping in East Oakland.
o The City should restore a trash inspector position and at least one more illegal dumping cleanup crew in the
Department of Public Works
o These crew should focus their work in the Flatlands areas where dumping hot spots are, instead of being
complaint-driven.
o The City should install more lighting in areas of where dumping occurs
o These changes should happen as soon as possible. The first step is for City Council to re-allocate money in the
City budget to pay for our demands during the mid-cycle budget review in June.
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2018 EOBHC partners and the East Oakland Congress win $1.4 million to combat illegal dumping
Systems and Practice Change:
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2013: A multi-stakeholder alliance wins campaign to improve transit in East Oakland, leveraging $180 million
in state and federal funds. The Bus Rapid Transit project will reduce transit time and operations costs,
resulting in more service for less funding.
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2013: Grantees are instrumental in shaping the distribution of future Cap & Trade funds -- including 20
percent for the Affordable Housing & Sustainable Communities program and 15 percent for public transit -funds for which East Oakland will be very competitive.
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2013: EOBHC grantees lead negotiations that result in a comprehensive community benefit package (with
provisions to benefit East Oakland residents as well) for a major development in West Oakland. The landmark
Oakland Army Base Redevelopment Good Jobs Policy, which includes living wages for every worker, local
hire and disadvantage worker requirements, and access to employment for the formerly incarcerated and
those with other barriers to employment.
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2014: EOBHC stakeholder’s campaign prevents the siting of a crematorium in East Oakland.
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2015: City of Oakland establishes a Department of Race and Equity.
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2015-2016: EOBHC partners within the Oakland United Coalition led negotiations that results in the inclusion
of a Community Benefits Agreement Term sheet in the Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) for the
Coliseum Development Project.
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2015-2017: A multi-stakeholder collaboration that includes East Oakland BHC partners, and the City of
Oakland Department of Public Health and City Planning completes the Healthy Development Guidelines, a
health equity tool with specific standards that, once adopted, requires developers to follow.
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2016: East Oakland BHC partners push AC Transit to designate Macarthur Blvd corridor as one of their next
priority corridors of economic investment, a corridor that may receive additional funding through a proposed
Bridge Toll increase in 2018. The corridor will expand access to jobs in San Francisco, allowing East Oakland
residents a more affordable and closer option to get across the Bay than driving or via BART.
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