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Effie’s House tenants threatened with displacement by EBALDC
Effie's House - 21 Unit Residential Building In Oakland:
Effie’s House tenants threatened with displacement by EBALDC
By Lynda Carson - February 24, 2024
Oakland - On Thursday, February 22, 2024, the tenants of Effie’s House (21 unit residential building) in East Oakland, received a hopelessly vague threatening notice that threatens to displace the tenants residing in the basement apartments, and the tenants on the first floor of the residential building, that includes four floors of apartments.
The threats of displacement (allegedly temporary) are allegedly over a “seismic retrofit project,” being proposed by the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC) called, the “Effie’s House Seismic Retrofit Project.”
The 2/22/2024 Hopelessly Vague Notice Served To The Tenants:
In the hopelessly vague 2/22/2024 undated, and unsigned notice served to the tenants by EBALDC, it mentions that EBALDC has not hired a contractor yet for the proposed “seismic retrofit project.”
Additionally, according to the notice, EBALDC does not have any permits yet for the proposed project, from the City of Oakland.
However, EBALDC is already harassing the tenants at Effie’s House over the proposed “seismic retrofit project,” with the 2/22/2024 hopelessly vague notice. A notice claiming that EBALDC will be conducting a “General Contractor” walk through at Effie’s House on the following dates, and “MAY” want to enter your unit as part of the evaluation.
The Dates Listed In The Vague Notice: Tuesday, February 27th from 10am to noon. And, Tuesday, March 5th from 1pm to 3pm.
The hopelessly vague notice does not state that EBALDC “will or shall,” enter the tenant’s apartments on the two above mentioned dates.
It merely states that EBALDC “MAY” want to enter the tenants apartments on those dates, which does not appear to be, or constitute to be a legal “24 hour notice” in California, to enter the tenant’s apartments.
The served 2/22/2024 notice to the tenants is undated, unsigned, and does not have the name of the tenant, or the apartment unit number, of the apartment that EBALDC “MAY” want to enter on February 27, or on March 5.
Indeed. It appears that EBALDC expects the tenants to roll over and play dead, as they plan to pressure the tenants by “any means necessary,” into going along with the “hopelessly vague notice” to enter their apartments over a proposed “seismic retrofit project.”
Apparently, EBALDC already expects that the tenants in the 21 unit residential building called Effie’s House, to give up all of their “right’s to privacy,” in Oakland, under the privacy laws in the State of California.
It also appears that EBALDC expects the tenants to go along with what is known as “BOHICA” https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/BOHICA . That’s right! For those of you who do not know, “BOHICA” is an acronym for, “Bend over, here it comes again.”
Who May Be Most Affected, Or Displaced By EBALDC’s Proposed Seismic Retrofit Project:
Among those in the basement apartments that my be displaced by the proposed project, they include a retired person who used to work at Cal Berkeley, and a person with aspirations to be an actress, plus someone else who reside there.
On the first floor at Effie’s House, among those who may be displaced by EBALDC’s proposed “seismic retrofit project,” it includes a person with disabilities in a wheelchair in one apartment, two senior citizens in their 70s who reside in different apartments, with one of those tenants being a diabetic and having other health problems, plus a person with disabilities on dialysis in another apartment, and two other tenants in other apartments, including one of them being an EBALDC employee who works at the California Hotel.
For the senior citizens being threatened with displacement, the person on dialysis, and the person in a wheelchair being threatened to be displaced from their housing, even if it is temporary (what ever that means), this would be a great unwelcome, life disrupting hardship on them.
The threats of displacement may be life threatening, or may cause further harm to their existing longterm on-going health problems, that may end up resulting in strokes or heart attacks to occur in those being threatened with displacement by EBALDC, or may result in other health concerns, as a direct result of being threatened with displacement from their homes.
As of November, 2023, renter vacancy rates in Oakland for residential buildings was only 3.4% https://www.point2homes.com/US/Average-Rent/CA/Oakland.html .
The 2/22/2024 undated and unsigned notice served to the tenants, in part it also states, “In addition, we will be conducting some initial testing in the coming weeks and may require entry into your units. You will be notified prior to the vendor coming on site if testing will be performed in your unit.”
Resident Communications:
The 2/22/2024 undated and unsigned notice to the tenants also states, “We will hold a tenant meeting with property management, resident services and the general contractor as soon as a general contractor is selected. At that time we will have more information on relocation and what to expect during the course of construction. If you have any questions, please direct them to Property Manager Rod Thomas at ###-###-####.
Indeed. EBALDC https://ebaldc.org/about-us/our-leadership/ has no respect for the tenants at Effie’s House who may be in a “total state of shock” and in absolute fear of being displaced by the recent proposed “seismic retrofit project,” after receiving the 2/22/2024 threatening notice. The same notice, that as a dirty low-down trickster, in the notice EBALDC advises the tenants to contact Property Manager Rod Thomas at ###-###-####, if they have any questions. ###-###-#### ???
Massive $2.5 Million Rehab Project At Effie’s House Starting in 2011:
In 2010 - There was a $2.5 million loan granted to EBALDC by the City of Oakland for work to be done at Effie’s House that included earthquake retrofitting at Effie’s House in the basement area, and basement apartments.
See links below…
http://tinyurl.com/vexfj4ru
and
http://tinyurl.com/2h54cp74
10) A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 2009-0030 C.M.S. To Increase The Amount Of A Preservation And Rehabilitation Loan To East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation By $1,260,000 For The Effie's House (Ivy Hill) Project Located At 829 East 19th Avenue For A Total Loan Amount Of $2,517,000, And Authorizing Loan Extensions And/Or Changes In Terms For Existing Agency Loans For The Project; And
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(EBALDC Harasses Tenants At Effie's House During Massive Money Making Rehab Scheme)
Oakland tenants harassed over $2.5 million renovation scheme
Thursday, July 28, 2011
By Lynda Carson
Click below for the full story…
http://tinyurl.com/mt9ffr72
Or
https://www.tenantstogether.org/updates/oakland-tenants-harassed-over-25-million-renovation-scheme
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Hundreds Of Oakland Tenants Fear Displacement By Nonprofit Housing Developers:
Back around 2009/2010, there were hundreds of tenants in Oakland afraid of being displaced by massive rehab projects being proposed in the apartment buildings they resided in, owned by nonprofit housing developers, including EBALDC.
The tenants organized to fight back against the money making displacement schemes as best as they could back then. See a few links below….
Loans to affordable housing nonprofits appear likely despite tenant fears
By SEAN MAHER | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: March 10, 2009 at 9:05 p.m. | UPDATED: August 15, 2016 at 5:33 p.m.
Click below…
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2009/03/10/loans-to-affordable-housing-nonprofits-appear-likely-despite-tenant-fears
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Housing renovation funds may displace hundreds of families
By Lynda Carson - March 7, 2009
Click below…
https://sfbayview.com/2009/03/housing-renovation-funds-may-displace-hundreds-of-families/
Housing renovation funds may displace hundreds of families
Click below…
https://www.reimaginerpe.org/node/3829
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Seismic Retrofits In Oakland:
Buildings containing soft stories with 5 or more units, built before 1991, with two stories or more, and constructed with wood may be subject to a mandatory seismic retrofit in Oakland.
Mandatory Soft Story Retrofit
https://www.oaklandca.gov/resources/ssretrofit-fa-qs
Oakland’s list of buildings that may have to have “earthquake seismic retrofits,” or buildings that may be exempt from “seismic retrofits.”
Effie’s House is listed on page 12 (at 829 E. 19th St.), and is not listed as being exempt, despite already having had some “seismic retrofit” rehab work done in the basement at Effie’s House, during a massive $2.5 million rehab project at the building back around 2011, that lasted for many months.
Click below…
http://tinyurl.com/mryu3s9s
or
https://cao-94612.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/documents/List-of-Subject-Properties-as-of-Aug-2023.pdf
Note: Lynda Carson is a longtime tenant of 22 to 23 years at Effie’s House.
Lynda Carson may be reached at newzland2 [at] gmail.com
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By Lynda Carson - February 24, 2024
Oakland - On Thursday, February 22, 2024, the tenants of Effie’s House (21 unit residential building) in East Oakland, received a hopelessly vague threatening notice that threatens to displace the tenants residing in the basement apartments, and the tenants on the first floor of the residential building, that includes four floors of apartments.
The threats of displacement (allegedly temporary) are allegedly over a “seismic retrofit project,” being proposed by the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC) called, the “Effie’s House Seismic Retrofit Project.”
The 2/22/2024 Hopelessly Vague Notice Served To The Tenants:
In the hopelessly vague 2/22/2024 undated, and unsigned notice served to the tenants by EBALDC, it mentions that EBALDC has not hired a contractor yet for the proposed “seismic retrofit project.”
Additionally, according to the notice, EBALDC does not have any permits yet for the proposed project, from the City of Oakland.
However, EBALDC is already harassing the tenants at Effie’s House over the proposed “seismic retrofit project,” with the 2/22/2024 hopelessly vague notice. A notice claiming that EBALDC will be conducting a “General Contractor” walk through at Effie’s House on the following dates, and “MAY” want to enter your unit as part of the evaluation.
The Dates Listed In The Vague Notice: Tuesday, February 27th from 10am to noon. And, Tuesday, March 5th from 1pm to 3pm.
The hopelessly vague notice does not state that EBALDC “will or shall,” enter the tenant’s apartments on the two above mentioned dates.
It merely states that EBALDC “MAY” want to enter the tenants apartments on those dates, which does not appear to be, or constitute to be a legal “24 hour notice” in California, to enter the tenant’s apartments.
The served 2/22/2024 notice to the tenants is undated, unsigned, and does not have the name of the tenant, or the apartment unit number, of the apartment that EBALDC “MAY” want to enter on February 27, or on March 5.
Indeed. It appears that EBALDC expects the tenants to roll over and play dead, as they plan to pressure the tenants by “any means necessary,” into going along with the “hopelessly vague notice” to enter their apartments over a proposed “seismic retrofit project.”
Apparently, EBALDC already expects that the tenants in the 21 unit residential building called Effie’s House, to give up all of their “right’s to privacy,” in Oakland, under the privacy laws in the State of California.
It also appears that EBALDC expects the tenants to go along with what is known as “BOHICA” https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/BOHICA . That’s right! For those of you who do not know, “BOHICA” is an acronym for, “Bend over, here it comes again.”
Who May Be Most Affected, Or Displaced By EBALDC’s Proposed Seismic Retrofit Project:
Among those in the basement apartments that my be displaced by the proposed project, they include a retired person who used to work at Cal Berkeley, and a person with aspirations to be an actress, plus someone else who reside there.
On the first floor at Effie’s House, among those who may be displaced by EBALDC’s proposed “seismic retrofit project,” it includes a person with disabilities in a wheelchair in one apartment, two senior citizens in their 70s who reside in different apartments, with one of those tenants being a diabetic and having other health problems, plus a person with disabilities on dialysis in another apartment, and two other tenants in other apartments, including one of them being an EBALDC employee who works at the California Hotel.
For the senior citizens being threatened with displacement, the person on dialysis, and the person in a wheelchair being threatened to be displaced from their housing, even if it is temporary (what ever that means), this would be a great unwelcome, life disrupting hardship on them.
The threats of displacement may be life threatening, or may cause further harm to their existing longterm on-going health problems, that may end up resulting in strokes or heart attacks to occur in those being threatened with displacement by EBALDC, or may result in other health concerns, as a direct result of being threatened with displacement from their homes.
As of November, 2023, renter vacancy rates in Oakland for residential buildings was only 3.4% https://www.point2homes.com/US/Average-Rent/CA/Oakland.html .
The 2/22/2024 undated and unsigned notice served to the tenants, in part it also states, “In addition, we will be conducting some initial testing in the coming weeks and may require entry into your units. You will be notified prior to the vendor coming on site if testing will be performed in your unit.”
Resident Communications:
The 2/22/2024 undated and unsigned notice to the tenants also states, “We will hold a tenant meeting with property management, resident services and the general contractor as soon as a general contractor is selected. At that time we will have more information on relocation and what to expect during the course of construction. If you have any questions, please direct them to Property Manager Rod Thomas at ###-###-####.
Indeed. EBALDC https://ebaldc.org/about-us/our-leadership/ has no respect for the tenants at Effie’s House who may be in a “total state of shock” and in absolute fear of being displaced by the recent proposed “seismic retrofit project,” after receiving the 2/22/2024 threatening notice. The same notice, that as a dirty low-down trickster, in the notice EBALDC advises the tenants to contact Property Manager Rod Thomas at ###-###-####, if they have any questions. ###-###-#### ???
Massive $2.5 Million Rehab Project At Effie’s House Starting in 2011:
In 2010 - There was a $2.5 million loan granted to EBALDC by the City of Oakland for work to be done at Effie’s House that included earthquake retrofitting at Effie’s House in the basement area, and basement apartments.
See links below…
http://tinyurl.com/vexfj4ru
and
http://tinyurl.com/2h54cp74
10) A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 2009-0030 C.M.S. To Increase The Amount Of A Preservation And Rehabilitation Loan To East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation By $1,260,000 For The Effie's House (Ivy Hill) Project Located At 829 East 19th Avenue For A Total Loan Amount Of $2,517,000, And Authorizing Loan Extensions And/Or Changes In Terms For Existing Agency Loans For The Project; And
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(EBALDC Harasses Tenants At Effie's House During Massive Money Making Rehab Scheme)
Oakland tenants harassed over $2.5 million renovation scheme
Thursday, July 28, 2011
By Lynda Carson
Click below for the full story…
http://tinyurl.com/mt9ffr72
Or
https://www.tenantstogether.org/updates/oakland-tenants-harassed-over-25-million-renovation-scheme
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Hundreds Of Oakland Tenants Fear Displacement By Nonprofit Housing Developers:
Back around 2009/2010, there were hundreds of tenants in Oakland afraid of being displaced by massive rehab projects being proposed in the apartment buildings they resided in, owned by nonprofit housing developers, including EBALDC.
The tenants organized to fight back against the money making displacement schemes as best as they could back then. See a few links below….
Loans to affordable housing nonprofits appear likely despite tenant fears
By SEAN MAHER | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: March 10, 2009 at 9:05 p.m. | UPDATED: August 15, 2016 at 5:33 p.m.
Click below…
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2009/03/10/loans-to-affordable-housing-nonprofits-appear-likely-despite-tenant-fears
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Housing renovation funds may displace hundreds of families
By Lynda Carson - March 7, 2009
Click below…
https://sfbayview.com/2009/03/housing-renovation-funds-may-displace-hundreds-of-families/
Housing renovation funds may displace hundreds of families
Click below…
https://www.reimaginerpe.org/node/3829
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Seismic Retrofits In Oakland:
Buildings containing soft stories with 5 or more units, built before 1991, with two stories or more, and constructed with wood may be subject to a mandatory seismic retrofit in Oakland.
Mandatory Soft Story Retrofit
https://www.oaklandca.gov/resources/ssretrofit-fa-qs
Oakland’s list of buildings that may have to have “earthquake seismic retrofits,” or buildings that may be exempt from “seismic retrofits.”
Effie’s House is listed on page 12 (at 829 E. 19th St.), and is not listed as being exempt, despite already having had some “seismic retrofit” rehab work done in the basement at Effie’s House, during a massive $2.5 million rehab project at the building back around 2011, that lasted for many months.
Click below…
http://tinyurl.com/mryu3s9s
or
https://cao-94612.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/documents/List-of-Subject-Properties-as-of-Aug-2023.pdf
Note: Lynda Carson is a longtime tenant of 22 to 23 years at Effie’s House.
Lynda Carson may be reached at newzland2 [at] gmail.com
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Effie's House / Ivy Hill Is $2,052,220 In Debt
I failed to mention above that Effie's House a.k.a Ivy Hill Development Corporation is already $2,052,220 in debt, and that the proposed "seismic retrofit project," at Effie's House will result in much higher rents for the low-income tenants to pay off the loan/s for the proposed "seismic retrofit scheme," at Effie''s House.
See the link below for the latest 990 tax filing for Ivy Hill Development Corporation a.k.a. Effie's House.
-Lynda Carson
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Latest 990 tax filing that was filed for Ivy Hill Development Corporation a.k.a. Effie’s House for 2022
After subtracting the liabilities from it’s assets, Ivy Hill / Effie’s House is $2,052,220 in debt by the end of 2022.
Click below for 990 tax filing…
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/943257432/202343169349300649/full
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I failed to mention above that Effie's House a.k.a Ivy Hill Development Corporation is already $2,052,220 in debt, and that the proposed "seismic retrofit project," at Effie's House will result in much higher rents for the low-income tenants to pay off the loan/s for the proposed "seismic retrofit scheme," at Effie''s House.
See the link below for the latest 990 tax filing for Ivy Hill Development Corporation a.k.a. Effie's House.
-Lynda Carson
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Latest 990 tax filing that was filed for Ivy Hill Development Corporation a.k.a. Effie’s House for 2022
After subtracting the liabilities from it’s assets, Ivy Hill / Effie’s House is $2,052,220 in debt by the end of 2022.
Click below for 990 tax filing…
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/943257432/202343169349300649/full
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(Oakland tenants wrongly threatened with eviction at Effie's House by EBALDC)
OAKLAND TENANTS WRONGLY THREATENED WITH EVICTION
September 1, 2011
By Lynda Carson
Click on link below…
https://thestreetspirit.org/2011/09/01/oakland-tenants-wrongly-threatened-with-eviction/
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Effie's House tenants brace for major rent increases and displacement
By Lynda Carson — Wed, Jan 11, 2012
Click below…
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/01/11/18704598.php?show_comments=1
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(Oakland tenants wrongly threatened with eviction at Effie's House by EBALDC)
OAKLAND TENANTS WRONGLY THREATENED WITH EVICTION
September 1, 2011
By Lynda Carson
Click on link below…
https://thestreetspirit.org/2011/09/01/oakland-tenants-wrongly-threatened-with-eviction/
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Effie's House tenants brace for major rent increases and displacement
By Lynda Carson — Wed, Jan 11, 2012
Click below…
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/01/11/18704598.php?show_comments=1
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(Feb 21, 2016)
ASIAN ACTIVISTS STAGE PROTEST AT EAST BAY ASIAN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO DEMAND 100% AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Asians4BlackLives Organizers Call on EBALDC to Drop Proposal with Luxury Developer UrbanCore to Serve Community's Needs
"EBALDC turned its back on the diverse Asian communities in Oakland by partnering with a luxury high-rise developer who seeks to profit off our public land,” Joanne Tien of Asians4BlackLives said. “We reject segregated housing for low-income people and demand EBALDC to terminate its partnership with UrbanCore and support the People's Proposal instead.”
Click below…
https://www.tumblr.com/a4bl/138489171489/asian-activists-stage-protest-at-east-bay-asian
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EBALDC’s partnership with Urban Core has resulted in protests
by Lynda Carson
Fri, Mar 18, 2016
Click below…
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/03/18/18784201.php
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(Protest against EBALDC and UrbanCore)
Despite Protest, Oakland City Council OKs Talks With Developer for Lake Merritt Site
Devin Katayama
Mar 16, 2016
A 360-unit, two-building project from UrbanCore and the East Bay Asian Local Development Corp., or EBALDC. The development would include a 26-story tower and an eight story midrise; 90 of the development's 108 below-market-rate units would be located in the smaller building.
https://www.kqed.org/news/10897277/despite-protest-oakland-city-council-oks-talks-with-developer-for-lake-merritt-site
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(UrbanCore project is illegal.)
BREAKING NEWS: Oakland City Attorney Said Luxury Tower Deal Is Illegal
Records show that the city council ignored a confidential legal opinion drafted by City Attorney Barbara Parker that warned that the sale of public property near Lake Merritt violates state law.
ByDarwin BondGraham
Jul 6, 2015
http://tinyurl.com/yc2fcute
https://eastbayexpress.com/breaking-news-oakland-city-attorney-said-luxury-tower-deal-is-illegal-2-1/
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Housing Activists File Ethics Complaint Against Oakland Council Member Abel Guillen
They allege that campaign donations were tied to a controversial housing project and violate the city's campaign finance law.
BySteven Tavares
May 10, 2018
"Members of the Oakland Justice Coalition, East 12th Coalition, the Eastlake United for Justice, along with Oakland civil rights attorney Dan Siegel, allege that Guillen accepted five campaign contributions totaling $1,800 from representatives who have ties to UrbanCore and East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC), the project’s developers. The contributions occurred while the city council was in the process of deliberating approval of the $5 million housing project, the group alleges."
https://eastbayexpress.com/housing-activists-file-ethics-complaint-against-oakland-council-member-abel-guillen-2-1/
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Item 6 - Staff Memorandum
TO: Public Ethics Commission FROM: Kellie F. Johnson, Enforcement Chief DATE: April 20, 2022 RE: Case No. 18-16; In the matter of Ener Chiu prepared for the May 11, 2022, Public Ethics Commission Meeting
On May 9, 2018, the City of Oakland Public Ethics Commission received a complaint alleging that Respondent, Ener Chiu, an employee of the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALCD) violated the Oakland Campaign Reform Act by making a contribution to Council member Abel Guillen within months of the City signing a Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) with EBALDC. Based on the allegations in the complaint, staff opened an investigation to determine whether the Respondent violated the Oakland Campaign Reform Act’s Contractor Contribution Ban by making contributions to City of Oakland elected officials, candidates, or their controlled committees. Staff contacted the Respondent several times between October 2021 and March 2022 to reach a resolution. The Respondent has not responded to Staff since February 2022. After close consideration of all the facts and the law, and the reasons explained in this memorandum, Staff recommends that the Commission refer the matter for a hearing.
https://cao-94612.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/Item-6-Staff-Memorandum_2022-05-27-183517_wxei.pdf
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Sale of the Lot at East 12th and 1st Ave
On May, 2018, Members of the Oakland Justice Coalition, East 12th Coalition, Eastlake United for Justice, along with Oakland civil rights attorney Dan Siegel, filed an ethics complaint alleging that Councilmember Abel Guillen accepted five campaign contributions totaling $1,800 from representatives who have ties to UrbanCore and East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC), the project’s developers. The community group alleges that contributions occurred while the city council was in the process of deliberating approval of the $5 million housing project.
https://localwiki.org/oakland/Sale_of_the_Lot_at_East_12th_and_1st_Ave
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Nonprofit housing developer EBALDC attacks just cause tenant protections
by Lynda Carson
Sat, May 29, 2021
Click below…
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/29/18842824.php
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EBALDC is listed as #3 on list of Mega Evictors
https://antievictionmap.com/top-oakland-evictors
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HARPER vs EAST BAY ASIAN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
https://unicourt.com/case/ca-ala-caseafe013adea185c-1497728?init_S=csup_ltst
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EBALDC court cases:
http://tinyurl.com/4zkp9nub
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EBALDC court cases:
https://unicourt.com/case/ca-ala-caseaf305d4b7893f2-1499524?init_S=cs_ftrd
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Lachaux vs EBALDC
https://trellis.law/case/23cv029536/lachaux-vs-east-bay-asian-local-development-corporation
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(Feb 21, 2016)
ASIAN ACTIVISTS STAGE PROTEST AT EAST BAY ASIAN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO DEMAND 100% AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Asians4BlackLives Organizers Call on EBALDC to Drop Proposal with Luxury Developer UrbanCore to Serve Community's Needs
"EBALDC turned its back on the diverse Asian communities in Oakland by partnering with a luxury high-rise developer who seeks to profit off our public land,” Joanne Tien of Asians4BlackLives said. “We reject segregated housing for low-income people and demand EBALDC to terminate its partnership with UrbanCore and support the People's Proposal instead.”
Click below…
https://www.tumblr.com/a4bl/138489171489/asian-activists-stage-protest-at-east-bay-asian
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EBALDC’s partnership with Urban Core has resulted in protests
by Lynda Carson
Fri, Mar 18, 2016
Click below…
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/03/18/18784201.php
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(Protest against EBALDC and UrbanCore)
Despite Protest, Oakland City Council OKs Talks With Developer for Lake Merritt Site
Devin Katayama
Mar 16, 2016
A 360-unit, two-building project from UrbanCore and the East Bay Asian Local Development Corp., or EBALDC. The development would include a 26-story tower and an eight story midrise; 90 of the development's 108 below-market-rate units would be located in the smaller building.
https://www.kqed.org/news/10897277/despite-protest-oakland-city-council-oks-talks-with-developer-for-lake-merritt-site
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(UrbanCore project is illegal.)
BREAKING NEWS: Oakland City Attorney Said Luxury Tower Deal Is Illegal
Records show that the city council ignored a confidential legal opinion drafted by City Attorney Barbara Parker that warned that the sale of public property near Lake Merritt violates state law.
ByDarwin BondGraham
Jul 6, 2015
http://tinyurl.com/yc2fcute
https://eastbayexpress.com/breaking-news-oakland-city-attorney-said-luxury-tower-deal-is-illegal-2-1/
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Housing Activists File Ethics Complaint Against Oakland Council Member Abel Guillen
They allege that campaign donations were tied to a controversial housing project and violate the city's campaign finance law.
BySteven Tavares
May 10, 2018
"Members of the Oakland Justice Coalition, East 12th Coalition, the Eastlake United for Justice, along with Oakland civil rights attorney Dan Siegel, allege that Guillen accepted five campaign contributions totaling $1,800 from representatives who have ties to UrbanCore and East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC), the project’s developers. The contributions occurred while the city council was in the process of deliberating approval of the $5 million housing project, the group alleges."
https://eastbayexpress.com/housing-activists-file-ethics-complaint-against-oakland-council-member-abel-guillen-2-1/
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Item 6 - Staff Memorandum
TO: Public Ethics Commission FROM: Kellie F. Johnson, Enforcement Chief DATE: April 20, 2022 RE: Case No. 18-16; In the matter of Ener Chiu prepared for the May 11, 2022, Public Ethics Commission Meeting
On May 9, 2018, the City of Oakland Public Ethics Commission received a complaint alleging that Respondent, Ener Chiu, an employee of the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALCD) violated the Oakland Campaign Reform Act by making a contribution to Council member Abel Guillen within months of the City signing a Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) with EBALDC. Based on the allegations in the complaint, staff opened an investigation to determine whether the Respondent violated the Oakland Campaign Reform Act’s Contractor Contribution Ban by making contributions to City of Oakland elected officials, candidates, or their controlled committees. Staff contacted the Respondent several times between October 2021 and March 2022 to reach a resolution. The Respondent has not responded to Staff since February 2022. After close consideration of all the facts and the law, and the reasons explained in this memorandum, Staff recommends that the Commission refer the matter for a hearing.
https://cao-94612.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/Item-6-Staff-Memorandum_2022-05-27-183517_wxei.pdf
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Sale of the Lot at East 12th and 1st Ave
On May, 2018, Members of the Oakland Justice Coalition, East 12th Coalition, Eastlake United for Justice, along with Oakland civil rights attorney Dan Siegel, filed an ethics complaint alleging that Councilmember Abel Guillen accepted five campaign contributions totaling $1,800 from representatives who have ties to UrbanCore and East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC), the project’s developers. The community group alleges that contributions occurred while the city council was in the process of deliberating approval of the $5 million housing project.
https://localwiki.org/oakland/Sale_of_the_Lot_at_East_12th_and_1st_Ave
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Nonprofit housing developer EBALDC attacks just cause tenant protections
by Lynda Carson
Sat, May 29, 2021
Click below…
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/29/18842824.php
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EBALDC is listed as #3 on list of Mega Evictors
https://antievictionmap.com/top-oakland-evictors
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HARPER vs EAST BAY ASIAN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
https://unicourt.com/case/ca-ala-caseafe013adea185c-1497728?init_S=csup_ltst
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EBALDC court cases:
http://tinyurl.com/4zkp9nub
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EBALDC court cases:
https://unicourt.com/case/ca-ala-caseaf305d4b7893f2-1499524?init_S=cs_ftrd
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Lachaux vs EBALDC
https://trellis.law/case/23cv029536/lachaux-vs-east-bay-asian-local-development-corporation
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Plywood for seismic retrofit at Effie's House?
By Lynda Carson - February 26, 2024
Plywood for seismic retrofit at Effie's House? During a massive $2.5 million rehab project http://tinyurl.com/2h54cp74 that occurred at Effie's House starting in 2011, in part it was for a "seismic retrofit" at Effie's House from what I recall being told by EBALDC.
During the massive $2.5 million rehab project http://tinyurl.com/2h54cp74 , I believe that down stairs in the basement section and basement apartments, the wooden frame of the building was reinforced with more bolts placed into the concrete foundation or footing https://www.messerlyconcrete.com/footings---foundations.html . More bolts were added to secure the wooden frame of the building to the foundation or footing as part of the "earthquake seismic retrofit work."
Additionally, during the massive $2.5 million rehab project http://tinyurl.com/2h54cp74 , on the sides and the back of the 4 story building at Effie's House, the construction workers removed all the old gray colored shingles from the sides and the back of the 4 story building that in part were made of asbestos.
Then they covered the sides and the back of the building with plywood, that may have been installed, and used for "earthquake seismic retrofitting" at Effie's House, for 3 sides of the building https://bayarearetrofit.com/need-right-type-plywood/ . See link below...
Plywood for seismic retrofit
https://bayarearetrofit.com/need-right-type-plywood/
As I look back on, and recall what occurred here during the massive $2.5 million rehab project at Effie's House that started around 2011, I am now wondering if EBALDC has recently applied for grants or loans to have "seismic retrofit work" done at Effie's House in the near future, that has been done already at Effie's House, as a way to make some extra money for EBALDC?
Lynda Carson
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By Lynda Carson - February 26, 2024
Plywood for seismic retrofit at Effie's House? During a massive $2.5 million rehab project http://tinyurl.com/2h54cp74 that occurred at Effie's House starting in 2011, in part it was for a "seismic retrofit" at Effie's House from what I recall being told by EBALDC.
During the massive $2.5 million rehab project http://tinyurl.com/2h54cp74 , I believe that down stairs in the basement section and basement apartments, the wooden frame of the building was reinforced with more bolts placed into the concrete foundation or footing https://www.messerlyconcrete.com/footings---foundations.html . More bolts were added to secure the wooden frame of the building to the foundation or footing as part of the "earthquake seismic retrofit work."
Additionally, during the massive $2.5 million rehab project http://tinyurl.com/2h54cp74 , on the sides and the back of the 4 story building at Effie's House, the construction workers removed all the old gray colored shingles from the sides and the back of the 4 story building that in part were made of asbestos.
Then they covered the sides and the back of the building with plywood, that may have been installed, and used for "earthquake seismic retrofitting" at Effie's House, for 3 sides of the building https://bayarearetrofit.com/need-right-type-plywood/ . See link below...
Plywood for seismic retrofit
https://bayarearetrofit.com/need-right-type-plywood/
As I look back on, and recall what occurred here during the massive $2.5 million rehab project at Effie's House that started around 2011, I am now wondering if EBALDC has recently applied for grants or loans to have "seismic retrofit work" done at Effie's House in the near future, that has been done already at Effie's House, as a way to make some extra money for EBALDC?
Lynda Carson
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Effie's House is not a soft story building - Apartment buildings with garages under them or below them, are soft story buildings.
Update: Effie's House is not a soft story building
February 28, 2024
By Lynda Carson
Last Monday evening, I sent the following email further below to many EBALDC staff members, stating that the recent 2/22/2024 notice served to the tenants at Effie's House regarding a proposed "seismic retrofit project," was not a valid, or legal "24 hour notice" to enter our apartments on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, as they planned to do.
It was a fake notice to enter our apartments that I opposed and challenged, that EBALDC served to the tenants at Effie's House on 2/22/2024.
As a result, EBALDC did not attempt to, or try to enter my apartment yesterday (Tuesday), with a "General Contractor" or any of the apartments of the tenants at Effie's House in this 21 unit building, as EBALDC claimed that it planned to do.
Nor did we receive any notices yesterday, or today from EBALDC regarding a new date to enter our apartment.
See email below I sent to EBALDC staff.
For this update, I added some other links much further below, regarding soft story buildings in Oakland that are required to have seismic retrofit work done on them.
Effie's House is not a soft story building, and does not have any garages below it.
In the 2/22/2024 notice EBALDC served to the tenants at Effie's House regarding a proposed "'seismic retrofit project" for Effie's House, and displacing many tenants in the process from their housing if the project occurs.
EBALDC is claiming that the work is required by the City of Oakland and is being conducted in order to improve the building's ability to withstand an earthquake.
EBALDC failed to provide any type of documentation to the tenants from the City of Oakland to prove that they actually are required to do any "'seismic retrofit work" at Effie's House, which is necessary for the tenants to believe EBALDCs claims.
Especially, when considering that "seismic retrofitting work" has already been done at Effie's House back around 2011 in a massive $2.5 million rehab project, in the basement to bolt down the wooden frame to the foundation and footing. In addition to plywood that was attached on 3 sides of the building (sides and back) at Effie's House, after the gray shingles were removed that were made of asbestos back around 2011.
See email below...
Sincerely,
-Lynda Carson
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To: EBALDC: Fake 24 hour notice to Effie's House tenants
To: EBALDC staff members
From: Lynda Carson (Effie's House)
829 E. 19th Street, Apartment #2
Oakland, CA 94606
510/763-1085
February 26, 2024
To: EBALDC staff
With all due respect, in Oakland, and California, unless it is an emergency, landlords are required to serve the tenants in their apartments a "legal 24 hour notice" before entering their apartments.
Click on the link below to see a valid, legal 24 hour notice.
24 Hour Notice:
http://tinyurl.com/bdc776ss
https://www.candsapartments.com/uploads/1/0/5/3/10533260/24_hour_notice.pdf
Additionally, with all due respect, and I do not mean to rain on anyone's parade, however, it is my belief that in regards to the notices EBALDC has been serving to the tenants at Effie's House lately, regarding a proposed "seismic retrofit project" at Effie's House, those are not valid, legal 24 hour notices to enter the tenant's apartments under California law.
Hopelessly Vague Notice Served To Tenants At Effie's House:
In the hopelessly vague 2/22/2024 undated, and unsigned notice served to the tenants by EBALDC, it mentions that EBALDC has not hired a contractor yet for the proposed “seismic retrofit project,” at Effie's House.
Additionally, according to the notice, EBALDC does not have any permits yet for the proposed project at Effie's House, from the City of Oakland.
However, EBALDC is already harassing the tenants at Effie’s House over the proposed “seismic retrofit project,” with the 2/22/2024 hopelessly vague notice served to the tenants.
A notice claiming that EBALDC will be conducting a “General Contractor” walk through at Effie’s House on the following dates, and “MAY” want to enter your unit as part of the evaluation.
The Dates Listed In The Vague Notice: Tuesday, February 27th from 10am to noon. And, Tuesday, March 5th from 1pm to 3pm.
The hopelessly vague undated notice does not state that EBALDC “will or shall,” enter the tenant’s apartments on the two above mentioned dates.
It merely states that EBALDC “MAY” want to enter the tenants apartments on those dates, which absolutely does not appear to be a valid 24 hour notice, or constitute to be a legal “24 hour notice” in California, to enter the tenant’s apartments.
The served 2/22/2024 notice to the tenants is undated, unsigned, and does not have the name of the tenant, or the apartment unit number, of the apartment that EBALDC “MAY” want to enter on February 27, or on March 5.
Click on link/s below to see a valid legal 24 hour notice to enter a tenant's apartment that has not been served to the tenants at Effie's House...
24 Hour Notice:
http://tinyurl.com/bdc776ss
https://www.candsapartments.com/uploads/1/0/5/3/10533260/24_hour_notice.pdf
Indeed. It appears that EBALDC expects the tenants to roll over and play dead, as they plan to pressure the tenants by “any means necessary,” into going along with the “hopelessly vague notice” to enter their apartments over a proposed “seismic retrofit project.”
Apparently, EBALDC already expects to pressure the tenants in the 21 unit residential building called Effie’s House, to give up all of their “right’s to privacy,” in Oakland, under the privacy laws in the State of California, regarding entry into their apartments for their proposed "seismic retrofit Project."
If interested, or curious, see link to news article further below...
Sincerely,
Lynda Carson
Effie’s House tenants threatened with displacement by EBALDC
By Lynda Carson
Sat, Feb 24, 2024
Click below…
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/02/24/18863430.php
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Plus links to soft story ordinance for 'seismic retrofitting." in Oakland, etc...
(Oakland)
Subject: Mandatory Seismic Retrofit For Soft Story Residential Buildings From:
https://oakland.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3717226&GUID=C881DE78-A14F-4B94-9661-D8AE6075B1AB&Options=ID|Text|&Search=seismic
Breaking News: City of Oakland to become the next city to implement a mandatory seismic ordinance
https://degenkolb.com/ideas/breaking-news-city-of-oakland-to-become-the-next-city-to-implement-a-mandatory-seismic-ordinancelie/
What are soft story buildings?
http://softstory.openoakland.org/
https://www.sgh.com/insight/soft-story-seismic-retrofit-ordinance-project-overview/
Apply for Seismic Retrofits
https://www.oaklandca.gov/services/apply-for-seismic-retrofits
Chapter 15.27 - MANDATORY SEISMIC EVALUATION AND RETROFIT OF CERTAIN MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
https://library.municode.com/ca/oakland/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT15BUCO_CH15.27MASEEVRECEMUITREBU
17.102.250 - Special exceptions allowed for multi-unit residential buildings undergoing mandatory seismic retrofit.
https://library.municode.com/ca/oakland/codes/planning_code?nodeId=TIT17PL_CH17.102REAPCEACFA_17.102.250SPEXALMUITREBUUNMASERE
Submit Initial Affidavit of Compliance - Mandatory Soft Story Retrofit
https://www.oaklandca.gov/services/initial-affidavit-of-compliance-mandatory-soft-story-retrofit
A Seismic Evaluation and Schematic Retrofit Report
https://cao-94612.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/documents/Technical-Bulletin-15.27-2-190519.pdf
Request for Extension of Compliance Deadlines Oakland Municipal Code Section 15.27.070 or Section 15.27.075
https://cao-94612.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/documents/Fillable-Extension-Request-Form-for-Mandatory-Soft-Story-Ordinance-2023.pdf
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Update: Effie's House is not a soft story building
February 28, 2024
By Lynda Carson
Last Monday evening, I sent the following email further below to many EBALDC staff members, stating that the recent 2/22/2024 notice served to the tenants at Effie's House regarding a proposed "seismic retrofit project," was not a valid, or legal "24 hour notice" to enter our apartments on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, as they planned to do.
It was a fake notice to enter our apartments that I opposed and challenged, that EBALDC served to the tenants at Effie's House on 2/22/2024.
As a result, EBALDC did not attempt to, or try to enter my apartment yesterday (Tuesday), with a "General Contractor" or any of the apartments of the tenants at Effie's House in this 21 unit building, as EBALDC claimed that it planned to do.
Nor did we receive any notices yesterday, or today from EBALDC regarding a new date to enter our apartment.
See email below I sent to EBALDC staff.
For this update, I added some other links much further below, regarding soft story buildings in Oakland that are required to have seismic retrofit work done on them.
Effie's House is not a soft story building, and does not have any garages below it.
In the 2/22/2024 notice EBALDC served to the tenants at Effie's House regarding a proposed "'seismic retrofit project" for Effie's House, and displacing many tenants in the process from their housing if the project occurs.
EBALDC is claiming that the work is required by the City of Oakland and is being conducted in order to improve the building's ability to withstand an earthquake.
EBALDC failed to provide any type of documentation to the tenants from the City of Oakland to prove that they actually are required to do any "'seismic retrofit work" at Effie's House, which is necessary for the tenants to believe EBALDCs claims.
Especially, when considering that "seismic retrofitting work" has already been done at Effie's House back around 2011 in a massive $2.5 million rehab project, in the basement to bolt down the wooden frame to the foundation and footing. In addition to plywood that was attached on 3 sides of the building (sides and back) at Effie's House, after the gray shingles were removed that were made of asbestos back around 2011.
See email below...
Sincerely,
-Lynda Carson
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To: EBALDC: Fake 24 hour notice to Effie's House tenants
To: EBALDC staff members
From: Lynda Carson (Effie's House)
829 E. 19th Street, Apartment #2
Oakland, CA 94606
510/763-1085
February 26, 2024
To: EBALDC staff
With all due respect, in Oakland, and California, unless it is an emergency, landlords are required to serve the tenants in their apartments a "legal 24 hour notice" before entering their apartments.
Click on the link below to see a valid, legal 24 hour notice.
24 Hour Notice:
http://tinyurl.com/bdc776ss
https://www.candsapartments.com/uploads/1/0/5/3/10533260/24_hour_notice.pdf
Additionally, with all due respect, and I do not mean to rain on anyone's parade, however, it is my belief that in regards to the notices EBALDC has been serving to the tenants at Effie's House lately, regarding a proposed "seismic retrofit project" at Effie's House, those are not valid, legal 24 hour notices to enter the tenant's apartments under California law.
Hopelessly Vague Notice Served To Tenants At Effie's House:
In the hopelessly vague 2/22/2024 undated, and unsigned notice served to the tenants by EBALDC, it mentions that EBALDC has not hired a contractor yet for the proposed “seismic retrofit project,” at Effie's House.
Additionally, according to the notice, EBALDC does not have any permits yet for the proposed project at Effie's House, from the City of Oakland.
However, EBALDC is already harassing the tenants at Effie’s House over the proposed “seismic retrofit project,” with the 2/22/2024 hopelessly vague notice served to the tenants.
A notice claiming that EBALDC will be conducting a “General Contractor” walk through at Effie’s House on the following dates, and “MAY” want to enter your unit as part of the evaluation.
The Dates Listed In The Vague Notice: Tuesday, February 27th from 10am to noon. And, Tuesday, March 5th from 1pm to 3pm.
The hopelessly vague undated notice does not state that EBALDC “will or shall,” enter the tenant’s apartments on the two above mentioned dates.
It merely states that EBALDC “MAY” want to enter the tenants apartments on those dates, which absolutely does not appear to be a valid 24 hour notice, or constitute to be a legal “24 hour notice” in California, to enter the tenant’s apartments.
The served 2/22/2024 notice to the tenants is undated, unsigned, and does not have the name of the tenant, or the apartment unit number, of the apartment that EBALDC “MAY” want to enter on February 27, or on March 5.
Click on link/s below to see a valid legal 24 hour notice to enter a tenant's apartment that has not been served to the tenants at Effie's House...
24 Hour Notice:
http://tinyurl.com/bdc776ss
https://www.candsapartments.com/uploads/1/0/5/3/10533260/24_hour_notice.pdf
Indeed. It appears that EBALDC expects the tenants to roll over and play dead, as they plan to pressure the tenants by “any means necessary,” into going along with the “hopelessly vague notice” to enter their apartments over a proposed “seismic retrofit project.”
Apparently, EBALDC already expects to pressure the tenants in the 21 unit residential building called Effie’s House, to give up all of their “right’s to privacy,” in Oakland, under the privacy laws in the State of California, regarding entry into their apartments for their proposed "seismic retrofit Project."
If interested, or curious, see link to news article further below...
Sincerely,
Lynda Carson
Effie’s House tenants threatened with displacement by EBALDC
By Lynda Carson
Sat, Feb 24, 2024
Click below…
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/02/24/18863430.php
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Plus links to soft story ordinance for 'seismic retrofitting." in Oakland, etc...
(Oakland)
Subject: Mandatory Seismic Retrofit For Soft Story Residential Buildings From:
https://oakland.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3717226&GUID=C881DE78-A14F-4B94-9661-D8AE6075B1AB&Options=ID|Text|&Search=seismic
Breaking News: City of Oakland to become the next city to implement a mandatory seismic ordinance
https://degenkolb.com/ideas/breaking-news-city-of-oakland-to-become-the-next-city-to-implement-a-mandatory-seismic-ordinancelie/
What are soft story buildings?
http://softstory.openoakland.org/
https://www.sgh.com/insight/soft-story-seismic-retrofit-ordinance-project-overview/
Apply for Seismic Retrofits
https://www.oaklandca.gov/services/apply-for-seismic-retrofits
Chapter 15.27 - MANDATORY SEISMIC EVALUATION AND RETROFIT OF CERTAIN MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
https://library.municode.com/ca/oakland/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT15BUCO_CH15.27MASEEVRECEMUITREBU
17.102.250 - Special exceptions allowed for multi-unit residential buildings undergoing mandatory seismic retrofit.
https://library.municode.com/ca/oakland/codes/planning_code?nodeId=TIT17PL_CH17.102REAPCEACFA_17.102.250SPEXALMUITREBUUNMASERE
Submit Initial Affidavit of Compliance - Mandatory Soft Story Retrofit
https://www.oaklandca.gov/services/initial-affidavit-of-compliance-mandatory-soft-story-retrofit
A Seismic Evaluation and Schematic Retrofit Report
https://cao-94612.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/documents/Technical-Bulletin-15.27-2-190519.pdf
Request for Extension of Compliance Deadlines Oakland Municipal Code Section 15.27.070 or Section 15.27.075
https://cao-94612.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/documents/Fillable-Extension-Request-Form-for-Mandatory-Soft-Story-Ordinance-2023.pdf
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