THE ISSUESHousingBeverly's Statement: Affordable housing is a must for our young people, families and elderly citizens need affordable housing units. I am personally acquainted with the non-profit housing community in Oakland and know that they will respond as they have in the past. More on Housing: I worked with Just Cause on the Measure EE Initiative and we won. It is my intent to continue to support rent protections in Oakland. I think that this issue is even more important with so many Californians losing their homes, jobs, cars, therefore rental increases is an even more vulnerable issue. I had meetings at my Community Cares office with Just Cause members. My Community Cares TV Show on Soul Beat Cable made a valuable difference in whether Measure EE passed or not. It did pass and I don't think that we should go backwards on this issue. Housing was built at the corner of Fruitvale and Davis that as Chairperson along with two board members of the Fruitvale CD Council partnered with the City of Oakland and Habitat for Humanity to build "green housing" for four deserving families. This accomplishment created jobs, housing, and sustainable economic development. I know non-profit builders in Oakland that can help meet these housing needs were there money and land to build on. Contact Beverly at 510.532.0333 or FayeBeck@comcast.net |