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East Bay Housing Organizations

East Bay Housing Organizations Affordable Housing promotes vibrant, inclusive communities where all families live in healthy, safe, sustainable and affordable homes that meet their needs.

EBHO is a member-driven organization working to create, preserve, and protect affordable housing opportunities for low-income communities in the East Bay by advocating, organizing, educating, and building coalitions. East Bay Housing Organizations (EBHO) is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to working with communities in Alameda and Contra Costa counties to preserve, protect and expan

d affordable housing opportunities through education, advocacy and coalition building. Since 1984, EBHO’s members have been behind many of the innovative affordable housing initiatives in our communities. EBHO’s membership, made up of nearly 400 organizations and individuals, includes non-profit housing developers, affordable housing and homeless advocates, social service providers, affordable housing architects and builders, fair housing and tenants rights agencies, community organizations, labor unions, environmental organizations, clergy, congregations and inter-faith
groups, city and county agencies and staff, affordable housing intermediaries and community lending institutions. Our work is accomplished in three ways:

Educating elected officials, planning commissions, civic
organizations, neighborhood associations, faith-based and community groups, the business community and the general public about the affordable housing crisis and its solutions. Organizing advocacy campaigns to increase resources for
affordable housing development and promote policies that create and preserve affordable housing opportunities. Building strong coalitions with grassroots community and
interfaith groups, labor unions, environmental organizations, local business leaders, affordable housing residents and non-profit affordable housing developers to work together and take action. Get involved! If you or your organization would like to learn more about
affordable housing or take part in affordable housing advocacy, EBHO can assist through the following activities:

■ Presentations about current innovative affordable housing solutions and policies
■ Tours of affordable housing developments in your community
■ Action alerts, training and information about ways to get involved in campaigns to preserve, protect and expand affordable housing opportunities. For more information about EBHO or to receive additional
copies of this guidebook, please contact us at:

538 Ninth Street, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94607
Phone 510-663–3830
Fax 510-663–3833
E-mail [email protected]
www.EBHO.org

Operating as usual

12/08/2022

With over 20 California municipalities that have local rent control measures, it can be hard to know what you should be paying in rent.

That’s why our partners at TechEquity Collaborative and ACCE Action created tenantprotections.org.

Fill out a brief questionnaire with your zip code and information about your housing situations and see how much your landlord can legally charge. Check it out: https://tenantprotections.org/

Today we welcomed Interim Executive Director Debra Ballinger and bid farewell to outgoing Executive Director Gloria Bruc...
12/06/2022

Today we welcomed Interim Executive Director Debra Ballinger and bid farewell to outgoing Executive Director Gloria Bruce at her very last staff meeting!

Bidding farewell to our fearless leader is bittersweet, but we're looking forward to what the new year brings us.

Fighting for housing justice means fighting to return Indigenous land to Indigenous people.East Bay Housing Organization...
11/30/2022
More Than A Land Acknowledgement

Fighting for housing justice means fighting to return Indigenous land to Indigenous people.

East Bay Housing Organizations is proud to pay shuumi to the Sogorea Te' Land Trust, and we invite you to join us.

Here in the East Bay we live on Lisjan Ohlone land, and the Sogorea Te' Land Trust works on restoring and rematriating Lisjan Ohlone land and cultural revitalization.

Learn more about the Sogorea Te' Land Trust and paying shuumi in our latest blog post:
https://ebho.org/more-than-a-land-acknowledgement/

Fighting for housing justice means not only acknowledging the history of the land we live on, but fighting to return indigenous land to indigenous people. If you have attended an East Bay Housing Organizations event, you will have noticed the land acknowledgment we present at the beginning of ea

We're excited to welcome Debra Ballinger, as EBHO's Interim Executive Director, effective December 1.Debra is a long-tim...
11/18/2022
Announcing Interim Leadership and Our Executive Director Job Search

We're excited to welcome Debra Ballinger, as EBHO's Interim Executive Director, effective December 1.

Debra is a long-time EBHO member and recent Executive Director of Monument Impact. She has 20 years of experience in executive nonprofit management and organizing for social justice.

We invite you to help us find our next Executive Director! Read our newsletter below for information about how to apply.
https://ebho.salsalabs.org/debra-welcome-ed-search

Welcome Debra Ballinger as EBHO's Interim Executive Director!

Browse photos from East Bay Housing Organizations' annual membership meeting and celebration last week!Photos courtesy o...
11/10/2022

Browse photos from East Bay Housing Organizations' annual membership meeting and celebration last week!

Photos courtesy of Alain McLaughlin.

Photos courtesy of Alain McLaughlin.

Between preliminary election results, the launch of our 2023-2026 strategic plan, and the election of EBHO's newest Boar...
11/10/2022

Between preliminary election results, the launch of our 2023-2026 strategic plan, and the election of EBHO's newest Board members, the future of affordable housing advocacy is looking bright.

Read about the election results and what comes next in our latest newsletter: https://ebho.salsalabs.org/election-ammc-recap

Photos from East Bay Housing Organizations's post
11/10/2022

Photos from East Bay Housing Organizations's post

Congratulations to our newest Board members, Lauline Mitchell, Kevin Leichner, Peggy McQuaid, and Linda Coleman!We are s...
11/04/2022

Congratulations to our newest Board members, Lauline Mitchell, Kevin Leichner, Peggy McQuaid, and Linda Coleman!

We are so lucky to have you onboard.

TOMORROW at 5:30: Join us for our free Annual Membership Meeting & Celebration at Nido’s Backyard in Oakland!We’ll enjoy...
11/01/2022

TOMORROW at 5:30: Join us for our free Annual Membership Meeting & Celebration at Nido’s Backyard in Oakland!

We’ll enjoy food and drinks and celebrate with our outgoing Executive Director Gloria Bruce. We'll also be electing new members of the Board of Directors.

RSVP today: https://ebho.org/event/annual-membership-meeting-celebration/

THIS MONDAY NIGHT: Join us for a forum with Oakland mayoral candidates and candidates for Alameda County District 3 Supe...
10/07/2022

THIS MONDAY NIGHT: Join us for a forum with Oakland mayoral candidates and candidates for Alameda County District 3 Supervisor on housing and hunger!

Forum moderated by Monique Berlanga, Executive Director of Centro Legal de la Raza and EBHO Board Member.

Hosted by East Bay Housing Organizations, St. Mary's Center, League of Women Voters of Oakland, and Centro Legal de la Raza.

English closed captioning and live Spanish language translation will be available.

To RSVP: https://ebho.salsalabs.org/OaklandMayoralandBOSD3CandidateForum/index.html

We're now seeking applicants for our 2023 Board of Directors!Executive Director Gloria Bruce and members of our current ...
08/26/2022
We want YOU to join EBHO’s Board!

We're now seeking applicants for our 2023 Board of Directors!

Executive Director Gloria Bruce and members of our current Board will be hosting an information session for prospective applicants next Tuesday, August 30 from 5:00 - 6:30 PM. Please email [email protected] to RSVP.

Applications are due by Friday, September 9th at 5 PM.
https://ebho.org/we-want-you-to-join-ebhos-board/

Are you passionate about housing justice? Want to learn more about East Bay Housing Organizations, non-profit governance, and the housing justice movement alongside a great group of colleagues? Apply NOW for EBHO's Board of Directors! A nonprofit Board of Directors is the governing body

Have you visited The Study Room?The Study Room is an online resource containing deep dive educational resources on the h...
07/27/2022
EBHO's Study Room

Have you visited The Study Room?

The Study Room is an online resource containing deep dive educational resources on the history of housing in the Bay Area, answering the question "what is affordable housing?", profiles of residents in affordable housing and more.
https://ebho.org/study-room/

EBHO's Study Room offers a deep-dive into the nuts and bolts of how to ensure low-income communities have stable affordable homes in thriving communities. Information on how affordable homes are key to ending homelessness, the history of inequity and discrimination in housing that created our curren...

Leadership Applications are DUE TODAY!We believe that those who are the most impacted should be front and center in poli...
07/22/2022
Apply to EBHO’s Leadership Academy

Leadership Applications are DUE TODAY!

We believe that those who are the most impacted should be front and center in policy making. We're also aware that engaging with housing policy can be intimidating.

EBHO's organizing team designed the Leadership Academy alongside affordable housing residents with YOU in mind. The Leadership Academy is a FREE four-month, eight-session crash course on all of the skills necessary to become an affordable housing advocate. Participants are fed lunch at every session and awarded a small stipend upon graduation.
https://ebho.org/apply-leadership-academy/

Apply now for EBHO's 2022 Leadership Academy! To grow a powerful resident and community organizing base to change policies and challenge systems of oppression, EBHO believes that residents who have been historically left out of decision-making processes should be at the forefront. In line with a tr

We're tabling at the Hoover Neighborhood Festival in West Oakland Today!Stop by between now and 2 PM to chat affordable ...
07/21/2022

We're tabling at the Hoover Neighborhood Festival in West Oakland Today!

Stop by between now and 2 PM to chat affordable housing and grab some resources.

Are you a resident or staff member in affordable housing? Applications for EBHO's Leadership Academy are OPEN NOW!Applic...
07/18/2022
Apply to EBHO’s Leadership Academy

Are you a resident or staff member in affordable housing? Applications for EBHO's Leadership Academy are OPEN NOW!

Applications are due this FRIDAY, JULY 22.

The Leadership Academy is a free eight-session, four month program for affordable housing residents and staff focused on the essential elements needed to become an effective affordable housing advocate and community leader.

Graduates of the Leadership Academy have gone on to serve on local and state Boards and Commissions and draft policy that has been implemented statewide. Many graduates participate in EBHO's Resident Community Organizing Program, a committee that meets monthly to work on state legislation and local campaigns.

Please email [email protected] if you have any questions.
https://ebho.org/apply-leadership-academy/

Apply now for EBHO's 2022 Leadership Academy! To grow a powerful resident and community organizing base to change policies and challenge systems of oppression, EBHO believes that residents who have been historically left out of decision-making processes should be at the forefront. In line with a tr

Today we honor Juneteenth.Juneteenth, short for "June nineteenth," marks the anniversary of June 19, 1865. Though the Em...
06/19/2022

Today we honor Juneteenth.

Juneteenth, short for "June nineteenth," marks the anniversary of June 19, 1865. Though the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect in January 1983, enslaved Black people in confederate states were kept in the dark.

It was on June 19, 1865 that U.S. Army Major General Gordon issued an order in Galveston, Texas demanding that the 250,000 Black people who remained enslaved be immediately freed.

At East Bay Housing Organizations, we consider the legacy of slavery in our work every day. Many aspects of our housing market are rooted in slavery, and we must confront this painful truth to create a future that values Black people and Black homes.

Visit our Study Room to learn more about how slavery effects our housing market today: https://ebho.org/study-room/path-to-housing-inequity/

Learn about the hidden history of slavery in California from ACLU NorCal: https://www.aclunc.org/sites/goldchains/index.html

WE'RE HIRING! Do you know our next Strategic Campaign Coordinator or Policy Manager?Visit our website to apply and for c...
06/15/2022
Employment

WE'RE HIRING! Do you know our next Strategic Campaign Coordinator or Policy Manager?

Visit our website to apply and for complete job descriptions. Please email [email protected] with any questions.

Campaign Strategy Coordinator – EBHO is seeking someone who cares about making a difference for people experiencing the region’s affordable housing and displacement crises, working at the intersection of policy and organizing. The ideal candidate will plan and advance winning campaigns. They will shape and plan strategy as well as coordinate day-to-day tasks. They will advance internal coordination between our Policy and Organizing teams, and support external outreach to stakeholders and decision makers to win housing policies.

Policy Manager – This position is ideal for a mid-career professional who has the brain of a policy wonk and heart of an organizer. The successful candidate will focus on deepening our engagement in coalitions and campaigns dedicated to winning more robust tenant protections and other anti-displacement policies, especially in Contra Costa County. The Policy Manager will analyze and advocate for policies through a racial equity and housing justice lens, research affordability and displacement problems and solutions, and prepare written campaign-related materials, such as comment letters, memos, fact sheets, and talking points, among other responsibilities.
https://ebho.org/about/employment-a-internships

We are currently hiring for two positions: Campaign Strategy Coordinator - EBHO is seeking someone who cares about making a difference for people experiencing the region’s affordable housing and displacement crises, working at the intersection of policy and organizing. The ideal candidate will

CALL TO ACTION: The Concord City Council is debating a tenant anti-harassment ordinance at their meeting TONIGHT, and we...
06/14/2022

CALL TO ACTION: The Concord City Council is debating a tenant anti-harassment ordinance at their meeting TONIGHT, and we need your help to make sure it passes!

Here are three actions you can take now:

1) Sign this petition to send an email to city council: bit.ly/LAHOConcord

2) Rally with us at Concord City Hall at 5:30 PM: bit.ly/concordrally

3) Give a public comment in-person at City Hall or virtually at bit.ly/concord6-14.

Ballots are due this coming Tuesday, June 7!Alameda County voters, check out our forum on food and housing justice with ...
06/03/2022
Food & Housing Justice in District 3 Candidate Forum

Ballots are due this coming Tuesday, June 7!

Alameda County voters, check out our forum on food and housing justice with the District 3 Board of Supervisors Candidates, co-hosted with Alameda County Community Food Bank, St. Mary's Center, and Real Food Media as part of Affordable Housing Month 2022.

Each of the organizations co-hosting the forum are 501c3 non-profits and do not specifically endorse any candidates for public office, including those present in this forum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9RnWy6Vm1Y

Hear from candidates for the Alameda County Board of Supervisors District 3 Surlene Grant, Rebecca Kaplan, David Kakishiba, and Lena Tam on food and housing ...

Tomorrow night EBHO is partnering with Alameda County Community Food Bank, St. Mary's Center, and Real Food Media to hos...
05/18/2022

Tomorrow night EBHO is partnering with Alameda County Community Food Bank, St. Mary's Center, and Real Food Media to host a special candidate forum for the District 3 Board of Supervisors seat!

We will hear from candidates Surlene Grant for Supervisor, Rebecca Kaplan , David Kakishiba for Alameda Supervisor 2022, and Lena Tam for Alameda County Supervisor 2022 on issues of food and housing justice in this forum moderated by Tiffani Patton.

This election is really important for Alameda County voters. The Board of Supervisors has millions of dollars to distribute in housing and food aid. Don't miss this opportunity to hear from our candidates!

RSVP today at https://ebho.org/event/food-and-housing-justice-in-district-3/ to receive Zoom information and check out the rest of our calendar.

Such an inspiring tour! Thank you to BRIDGE Housing and all our other partners who have worked on the Berkeley Way Apart...
05/12/2022

Such an inspiring tour! Thank you to BRIDGE Housing and all our other partners who have worked on the Berkeley Way Apartments and BFHP Hope Center.

This will make a difference in the lives of hundreds of current and future Berkeley residents.

Photos from East Bay Housing Organizations's post
05/12/2022

Photos from East Bay Housing Organizations's post

We are so proud to honor Moe Wright tomorrow at our Affordable Housing Month Kickoff for his 40+ years of service to our...
05/04/2022

We are so proud to honor Moe Wright tomorrow at our Affordable Housing Month Kickoff for his 40+ years of service to our community!

Join us tomorrow night either in person or online as we honor Moe alongside Mike Pyatok and the late honorable Wilma Chan.

Tickets: https://ebho.org/event/affordable-housing-month-kickoff-event/

Big shoutout to BBI co-founder, Moe Wright who this year is being named as an Affordable Housing Month Honoree by East Bay Housing Organizations. The well being of other people is important to him. He was one of the founders and a present day long time supporter of the Berkeley Ecumenical Chaplaincy for the Homeless. He has spent countless hours working with various programs and in various capacities with the First Congregational Church of Berkeley, Pacific School of Religion, Rebuilding Together, Goodwill Industries of the Greater Bay Area and Everyone Home in Alameda County just to mention a few.
Moe has also contributed to the affordable housing community by dedicating his efforts to pass Measure A1- Alameda County Affordable Housing Bonds and Measure W - Sales Tax To Help Fight Homelessness in Alameda County.
During his 47 year career at BBI Construction, Moe provided thoughtful leadership to the teams rehabilitating and constructing innumerable affordable housing projects.
Nowadays, Moe is actively involved with several organizations to keep building communities.

“We know there’s an incredible affordable housing shortage,” she said. “One of the biggest tools we have as the city to ...
03/25/2022
Kaplan and Fife urge city to seek affordable housing on more public properties

“We know there’s an incredible affordable housing shortage,” she said. “One of the biggest tools we have as the city to instigate affordable development is through the use of lands that we own.” - Rebecca Kaplan in The Oaklandside

Public land should be used for the public good, and we are glad so many Oakland City Councilmembers are prioritizing affordable homes in their consideration of public land use. A strong public lands ordinance will ensure that it's standard City practice to use public land to meet the ongoing need for affordable homes, well paying construction jobs, and a healthy community.
https://oaklandside.org/2022/03/23/kaplan-and-fife-affordable-housing/

The Clay Street Garage closed in 2016. Two city councilmembers say there’s a better—if costly—use for the site.

Are you at risk of losing your home? Do you want to learn more about your rights after the eviction moratorium ends? Cen...
03/24/2022

Are you at risk of losing your home? Do you want to learn more about your rights after the eviction moratorium ends? Centro Legal's Tenants' Rights team, in partnership with Supervisor Carson's office, is offering an online Know Your Rights workshop:

Monday, March 28, 2022
5:30 PM

Join your neighbors and learn more about your rights and resources as tenants! Attendees of this workshop will be signed up for individual consultations to occur at a later date.

To schedule an individual invitation, call 510-437-1554 or email [email protected] with the subject "HCD Workshop".

03/21/2022

Everyone needs a quality, stable home where they can root into community and weather the storms of life. Here in the East Bay, far too many people are unable to find a home they can afford or to stay in their home when hard times come. Non-profit and publicly supported rental homes anchor people in our communities and welcome residents who may have been excluded in the past, creating just and vibrant neighborhoods. Read more about the people of affordable housing and EBHO’s work to ensure affordable homes for all at https://ebho.org/for-affordable-homes-for-all/

East Bay Housing Organizations

This week, our Executive Director, Gloria Bruce, shared information about how affordable home building works and why pla...
03/21/2022
How affordable homes can really happen at the Concord NWS -

This week, our Executive Director, Gloria Bruce, shared information about how affordable home building works and why planning early and relying on expert best practices are important for these homes to best serve low-income Concord resi#investincommunityhe Concord Clayton Pioneer for helping us share this important information.

After years of work, the Concord City Council is moving forward to transform the Concord Naval Weapons Station into a vibrant part of our community. Housing costs and homelessness are two of the greatest challenges in the East Bay, and utilizing this public land is a valuable opportunity to address....

The last day to apply to the State’s Housing Is Key ERAP is March 31st. Housing Is Key is the program that serves tenant...
03/16/2022

The last day to apply to the State’s Housing Is Key ERAP is March 31st. Housing Is Key is the program that serves tenants and landlords in Oakland and Contra Costa County (Oakland residents are able to apply to either the State or City of Oakland ERAP). Low-income tenants who have suffered an economic setback due to COVID-19 are eligible for up to 18 months of rent and utility relief. But they need to apply by March 31st in order to receive this support.

Do you think you’re eligible? Do you know someone who is? Head over to housingiskey.com to start an application as soon as possible! Worried about filling out the application? There are local organizations available to help with the application process in multiple languages. Call 833-687-0967 to make an appointment.

View our recent email via the link below for more information about the program for East Bay residents and connect with elected officials to ask for an extension of the ERAP program until everyone who needs relief can get it! https://ebho.salsalabs.org/erapendingapplynow

There's still time to provide input to Concord about the need for affordable homes and tenant protections. You might sha...
03/16/2022
There’s still time to offer input on Concord’s housing needs -

There's still time to provide input to Concord about the need for affordable homes and tenant protections. You might share what you have seen or experienced, where you see the need for more affordable homes, and how you'd like homes to connect to the greater community.

The next Housing Element Town Hall is:
Noon-2 p.m. Sunday, March 27, at Todos Santos Plaza. Click the article for more information.

From: Concord Clayton Pioneer

https://pioneerpublishers.com/theres-still-time-to-offer-input-on-concords-housing-needs/

Based on a Regional Housing Needs Assessment, Concord must plan for an additional 5,000 housing units for 2023-’31.

The pandemic has been hard on everyone, but low-income tenants are feeling the impacts the most.  Allowing the moratoriu...
03/15/2022
California Evictions Could Soar in April, Tenant Groups Warn

The pandemic has been hard on everyone, but low-income tenants are feeling the impacts the most. Allowing the moratorium to stay in place and speeding up the payment of rental assistance will help tenants and landlords while keeping our communities stable. : and ensure rent relief reaches everyone it is meant for. Extending ERAP right now is necessary to prevent thousands of California tenants and families from experiencing homelessness.

https://www.sfpublicpress.org/california-evictions-could-soar-in-april-tenant-groups-warn/

California could see widespread evictions next month because of government delays in getting federal funds to renters, tenant groups warn. Tenants throughout the state will still be waiting for rent assistance by April, when their pending applications will cease to protect them from eviction for tho...

Some good news for a Monday. Community members have the power to reduce homelessness and expand affordable housing in th...
03/14/2022
South Berkeley Black churches are building affordable housing on their properties

Some good news for a Monday. Community members have the power to reduce homelessness and expand affordable housing in the East Bay, starting right where they are. “I think something has to be done so that we get back to the idea that housing is a right, rather than a privilege,” said Hughes, explaining that the church congregation overwhelmingly supported the new development, even though it requires demolishing a space where many people got married, celebrated birthdays and other special occasions. He added that the church hopes to do more outreach in the surrounding community to inform people of the plans and receive feedback.

The nearly century-old Ephesian church, on Alcatraz Avenue, has a parking lot and a vacant building on Harmon Street that would be converted into a $13 million housing complex for seniors earning between 33% to 60% of AMI. Discussions to turn the church properties into housing began in 2020 following input from community members, and both parcels were adopted into the Adeline Corridor Plan in 2021. The projects received dozens of letters of support from members of their congregations, as well as neighbors.

“It’s so important for the African American community to be able to decide … how we use [our land],” West Berkeley Councilmember Terry Taplin said at the time, commenting on the church properties.

https://www.berkeleyside.org/2022/03/13/south-berkeley-black-churches-are-building-affordable-housing-on-their-properties

The projects are receiving funding from the city toward affordable housing projects from Measure O and general funds.

03/07/2022
urbanhabitat.org

How could the new Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) help expand long-term, community-controlled affordable homes? Our partners at Urban Habitat and Bay Area Community Land Trust have created this new report on how Community Land Trusts and limited-equity co-ops can serve a critical role in preserving affordable homes in the East Bay. You can read the full report here:



Advancing Community Preservation through the new Bay Area Housing Authority (BAHFA)
https://urbanhabitat.org/sites/default/files/Advancing%20Community-Controlled%20Housing%20Preservation%20through%20the%20New%20BAHFA_02-15-2022%281%29.pdf?mc_cid=1e48fa37bb&mc_eid=d74fd7b2d1

EBHO Staff will join tenants & advocates in Concord on Monday, calling on the council's Housing & Economic Development c...
03/04/2022

EBHO Staff will join tenants & advocates in Concord on Monday, calling on the council's Housing & Economic Development committee to draft a STRONG anti-harassment ordinance to ensure tenants are respected and able to stay stably housed by creating rules and consequences for landlord harassment.

Join us by emailing Concord city councilmembers. See Raise the Roof Concord's meeting and contact information below.

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Thank you to everyone who came out on Wednesday morning to the Housing Justice Workshop hosted by Faith Alliance for a Moral Economy (an initiative of EBASE)!

Over 30 individuals showed up in-person or online to learn more about the difficulties Contra Costa County renters and unhoused individuals are facing and what they can do to help.

Thank you to our panelists Guadalupe Tolento, Vice President of Todos Santos Tenants Union / Union de Inquilinos Todos Santos and EBASE staff, Reverend Sophia Dewitt from East Bay Housing Organizations, Betty Gabaldon from EBASE, William Goodwin from Hope Solutions, Noralea Gipner from Homeless Action Coalition, La Tanya Johnson from Concord Communities Alliance, and everyone else who spoke!

With more people losing their homes in Contra Costa County than other neighboring counties, now is the time to get involved with the fight for tenant rights and take action. Make sure you follow us to stay updated on what's next!
SAVE THE DATE! FAME is hosting a Housing Justice Workshop on Wednesday, November 16th from 10 am - 12 pm. This is an important opportunity to learn more about the difficulties facing tenants and unhoused residents in Contra Costa County and elsewhere, and what you or your congregation can do to advocate for real solutions to homelessness, unaffordable rents, and inadequate rental housing.

The speakers will be from: Faith Alliance for a Moral Economy (FAME), East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE), Todos Santos Tenants Union (TSTU), East Bay Housing Organizations (EBHO), Concord Communities Alliance, Hope Solutions, and Homeless Action Coalition.

You can attend FAME’s workshop in-person or online. Check out the link for more information and RSVP today to save your spot: bit.ly/famehousing

Spread the word and share the Facebook event page: https://fb.me/e/2kV7EUZbH
Looking forward to attend East Bay Housing Organizations' Annual Meeting and Membership Celebration this evening! Thank you EBHO for creating a platform where residents, activists, housing experts and the whole community can unite to fight for affordable housing for all. Special thanks to Gloria Bruce for her tenacious leadership at EBHO for the last seven years. We wish her success in her new endeavors.

For more information, please visit:

https://ebho.org/

RP: Parent Voices Oakland

Measure V extends just cause protections to more households to prevent evictions and keep people housed!
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¡La Medida V extiende las protecciones de causa justa a más hogares para evitar desalojos y mantener a las personas alojadas!

Moms 4 HousingCarroll Fife, Oakland City Council - D3Dan KALB, Oakland City CouncilmemberOakland Tenants UnionCRC Allies and Accomplices - CRCAAACCE ActionEast Bay Housing OrganizationsEast Bay Community Law CenterCentro Legal de la RazaSEIU Local 1021Causa Justa Just CauseProtect Oakland Renters
RP - ¡Apoyo a Medida V!

Carroll Fife, Oakland City Council - D3Moms 4 HousingCentro Legal de la RazaCRC Allies and Accomplices - CRCAAEast Bay Housing OrganizationsACCE ActionDan KALB, Oakland City CouncilmemberEast Bay Community Law CenterOakland Tenants UnionSEIU LocalCausa Justa Just CauseProtect Oakland RentersOakland Education Association
We’re so excited for our Meet the Candidates Forum TOMORROW, October 26th from 6-8 pm! Register now for a chance and learn your City Council candidates' views on key community issues for economic development!

We will be joined by candidates for City Council from Districts 4 and 6, including Janani Ramachandran and Nenna Joiner from District 4, and Nancy Sidebotham and Kenny Session from District 6 (additional candidates to be confirmed). All candidates will have a set amount of time to answer predetermined questions. This non-partisan candidate forum is open to all candidates running for Oakland City Council.

Register NOW on Zoom to join us! ➡️bit.ly/OUForum
Check out our FB event link and spread the word! ➡️https://fb.me/e/2gTvgjRiR

East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy, East Bay Housing Organizations, Communities For A Better Environment, UNITE HERE Local 2, PowerSwitch Action, Faith Alliance for a Moral Economy - FAME
RP Causa Justa Just Cause - Support our youth and their families. Vote Yes on Measure V. ➡️✅Join the Protect Oakland Renters coalition at a Measure V. Press conference on 🗓Wednesday, Oct. 26 at noon at Hoover Elementary in Oakland.

Carroll Fife, Oakland City Council - D3Moms 4 HousingCRC Allies and Accomplices - CRCAACentro Legal de la RazaEast Bay Housing OrganizationsDan KALB, Oakland City CouncilmemberOakland Tenants UnionSEIU Local 1021East Bay Community Law CenterACCE Action
Canvas for housing justice! Join Care 4 Community Action to support Measures Q, U and V.
🤩Register here: http://bit.ly/HousingJusticeDK 🤩
Weekly shifts on:
Tues/Weds - 5:30p-8p
Sat - 10a-1p
Sun - 12p-3p
**meet at 274 12th Street, Downtown Oakland

Carroll Fife, Oakland City Council - D3Moms 4 HousingCRC Allies and Accomplices - CRCAACentro Legal de la RazaEast Bay Housing OrganizationsDan KALB, Oakland City CouncilmemberOakland Tenants UnionCausa JustaSEIU Local 1021East Bay Community Law CenterACCE Action
Since Measure O, we’ve been able to leverage local, state, & Fed $ to fund over 800 homes.

Councilmember Rigel Robinson & I recently went on a ride to check out O in action.

Satellite Affordable Housing Associates - SAHA's Jordan Court has 34 studios for low-income seniors, 12 for formerly unhoused on land owned by All Souls Episcopal Parish.

In partnership with Berkeley Food and Housing Project & BRIDGE Housing, The Hope Center & Berkeley Way provide 89 homes for low & very low income families, 53 permanent supportive homes for the formerly unhoused, 32-shelter beds & 12 transitional beds for unhoused vets with wrap-around services.

In partnership with Resources for Community Development, we've committed $19.5 million for 119 affordable homes including 62 for the formerly unhoused at People’s Park.

We've also secured Project Homekey funds to lease Golden Bear Inn for former Park residents. Thank you Mayor Mayor Jesse Arreguín, Councilmember Robinson, & Councilmember Rashi Kesarwani!

Earlier this year, Council committed $53m ($40M from Measure O) to achieve 35 % affordability at the BART Stations where homes will soon replace acres of parking to bring new neighbors to our city & fight the displacement of current residents..

It’s sobering to think of the homes destroyed in theracially integrated formerly redlinedNBB neighborhood through eminent domain to build sa parking lot. I am thankful for the leadership of Mayor Arreguin & CM Kesarwani in repairing the harm by maximizing affordability & pursuing a right to return to extend legally feasible under Federal law.

I look forward to Bridge Housing breaking ground at 1740 San Pablo (& improved ped safety on the ave) to provide 54 homes for working families.

I’m proud of what O has accomplished & am eager to fund + build more low & middle income housing to meet our RHNA reqs.

Join the Alameda County Democratic Party, Sierra Club, Cal Berkeley Democrats, Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club, East Bay Housing Organizations, San Francisco Housing Action Coalition, Berkeley Neighbors for Housing and Climate Action, California Democratic Renters Council, Associated Students of the University of California - ASUC, Latine Young Democrats of the East Bay, Berkeley Federation of Teachers, local 1078 and many more in saying Yes to Meausre L for the renewal of Berkeley!
RP: Oakland Tenants Union: Just Cause protections keep Oakland housed. Vote YES on Measure V!

Carroll Fife, Oakland City Council - D3Moms 4 HousingCRC Allies and Accomplices - CRCAACentro Legal de la RazaEast Bay Housing OrganizationsDan KALB, Oakland City CouncilmemberCausa JustaSEIU Local 1021East Bay Community Law CenterACCE Action
RP: ACCE Action - OAKLAND- have you heard yet about measure Q? This is one you need to know. Watch, share, and vote YES on !

Carroll Fife, Oakland City Council - D3Moms 4 HousingCRC Allies and Accomplices - CRCAACentro Legal de la RazaEast Bay Housing OrganizationsDan KALB, Oakland City CouncilmemberOakland Tenants UnionCausa JustaSEIU Local 1021East Bay Community Law Center
We’re proud to present our Meet the Candidates Forum on Wednesday, October 26th from 6-8 pm! Come and learn your City Council candidates' views on key community issues for economic development. Register now: bit.ly/OUForum

As multiple critical developments are being considered across the city, it is vital for residents to hear directly from candidates regarding their expectations for equitable and successful developments.

We will be joined by candidates for City Council from Districts 2, 4, and 6, including Nikki Fortunato Bas and Harold Lowe from District 2, Janani Ramachandran and Nenna Joiner from District 4, and Nancy Sidebotham and Kenny Session from District 6 (additional candidates to be confirmed). All candidates will have a set amount of time to answer predetermined questions. This non-partisan candidate forum is open to all candidates running for Oakland City Council.

Join us by registering today for the Zoom webinar! ➡️bit.ly/OUForum
Check out our FB event link and spread the word! ➡️https://fb.me/e/2gTvgjRiR

East Bay Housing Organizations, East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy, Communities For A Better Environment, UNITE HERE Local 2, PowerSwitch Action, Faith Alliance for a Moral Economy - FAME
Repost from Carroll Fife, Oakland City Council - D3

Oakland voters will be seeing Measure Q on the ballot this November. Read this article about why Article 34 is an obstacle to building affordable housing - and why we should repeal it.

The article also shares why some California Senators, such as Sen. Scott Wiener from SF, are also in the process of sponsoring a bill to repeal Article 34. Voters will get to decide to repeal this article from the California Constitution in 2024. The last repeal attempt was in 1993 and significant public education may be required in order for this repeal attempt to be successful.

Full article at: https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/26/californias-racist-article-34-remains-an-obstacle-to-affordable-housing/

CRC Allies and Accomplices - CRCAAMoms 4 HousingOakland Tenants UnionACCE ActionEast Bay Community Law CenterSEIU Local 1021Causa JustaCentro Legal de la RazaDan KALB, Oakland City CouncilmemberEast Bay Housing Organizations
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