Bay Area affordable housing developer; Former Pittsburgh City Hall political staffer; opinions=my own.
Oakland, CA
Joined April 2011
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It’s been a career defining experience to develop this workforce affordable housing project in South Lake Tahoe in partnership with the State of California. Thanks to everyone involved (also great video @California_HCD !)
Under @CAgovernor Newsom’s EO to develop housing on excess state land, Sugar Pine Village will grow to 248 affordable units in South Lake Tahoe. @CAbcsh & HCD joined @CalifDGS, Related & local officials for opening of first 68 homes. @cityofslt
Read more: bit.ly/HCDExcessSitesSPV
Oakland is finally in a strong negotiating position with the MLB. It is time to play hardball and push this for all it's worth. This is how we get to keep some form of major league baseball in the city.
JUST IN: The mayor’s office and MLB have had early talks about a possible Oakland expansion team guarantee in return for the city granting the A’s a Coliseum lease extension. trib.al/FEFfhDI
Nathaniel Hanson retweeted
I’m 100% behind the City of Oakland’s approach to their negotiations with the A’s and MLB, as articulated here by Hanson and @MayorShengThao’s team.
A reminder that in 2019 the Oakland police department went through 4 police chiefs in 9 days. In 2023 it took the police commission 11 months to send the mayor 3 names for a new chief, two of which were on admin leave/fired.
COLUMN: Oakland’s police commission is failing to live up to its billing as a national leader in civilian-led police oversight, writes Justin Phillips. trib.al/H6xDXZc
The current Oakland crime narrative on tv news and being pumped by local astroturf orgs fails to take into account the role that the commission has played in creating dysfunction and chaos for purely political ends.
SB423 is a huge victory for affordable housing in CA. Grateful to have Related and @MissionHousing 's affordable housing project at the Balboa Park BART station be the poster child for this incredible tool. Thank you @Scott_Wiener!
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An incredible victory for affordable housing in CA. SB35 has become the default entitlement approach for affordable housing developers in our state. Making it permanent ensures that we can continue to create critical new affordable housing supply well into the future.
The clock is ticking. I’ve been saying this for a while, but the Nevada move is far from a done deal.
Nevada's Assembly speaker says the Oakland A's have not presented "concrete" language requesting $500 million in public money to help construct a stadium in Las Vegas, and if a proposed bill doesn't materialize soon the Legislature could "run out of time." thenevadaindependent.com/art…
Excellent news for the creation of more affordable housing in California.
Exciting news: Tomorrow the Assembly Housing Committee will consider #AB1657, my bill to put a $10B affordable housing bond measure on the March 2024 ballot.
We can’t take our foot off the gas when it comes to CA's affordable housing investments. Let's go!a14.asmdc.org/press-releases…
For less than the cost of an MLB free agent, the A’s could have secured the Howard Terminal project. Wow.
The A’s have worked very hard to *look* like they’ve been trying to make the stadium deal work in Oakland, when in fact it couldn’t be further from the truth. Actions speak loudest. Incredibly disappointing that the A’s leadership has failed both fans and the city.
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Very excited to be working on this transformative project with the potential to bring up to 600 affordable units to a key gateway between Jack London Square, Chinatown, and Downtown Oakland.
Fresh building plans for almost 100 affordable homes near Oakland's Jack London Square and Chinatown have been unveiled. sfstandard.com/housing-devel…
Transforming our mostly-office downtown financial districts into thriving cultural hubs w/ample housing is the way forward for both cities and developers. Combining dense housing, cultural amenities, and workplaces near transit never goes out of style. bit.ly/3K2g3tk
Can’t imagine a better person to fill Pelosi’s seat when/if she decides to not run again than @Scott_Wiener
“I’m exploring my options for a potential Congressional run in the event she decides to step down.”
@Scott_Wiener has formed an exploratory committee to consider running for @SpeakerPelosi’s seat.
Details below. ⬇️
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Who would have guessed that the Ravenstahl administration was also playing a post Covid nostalgia tour. This spat is like a Coachella reunion set for Pittsburgh politics, complete with the drummer walking offstage mid-set.
