As Displacement Looms Over Residents, Downtown Oakland Specific Plan Outlines Initiative to Create Up to 7,275 Affordable Housing Units

By Meghan Hall Oakland has a vibrant economic, political, cultural and artistic history, in part due to the diversity of its residents and their interests. As the city continues to gentrify and local housing prices soar, maintaining Oakland’s varied population has become key for city officials. In a draft version of the anticipated Downtown Oakland […]