Oakland Housing Authority

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The Oakland Housing Authority (OHA) is the public housing agency for the city of Oakland, California.

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Its mission statement states that it will "assure the availability of quality housing for low-income persons and promote the civic involvement and economic self-sufficiency of residents and further the expansion of affordable housing within Oakland."

The Oakland Housing Authority's largest department, the Leased Housing Department, is responsible for administering the Housing Choice Voucher program, otherwise known as the Section 8 program. The Authority periodically opens up its waiting list for new applicants, as the list is normally closed. [1]

History

The Oakland Housing Authority was created in 1938. [2] The first housing project of the Oakland Housing Authority was Campbell Village at Eighth and Campbell in West Oakland. It was funded by the Housing Act of 1937, which required condemnation and demolition of the exact same number of housing units that would be constructed. [3] [4] [5]

In 1991, a jury convicted 4 Oakland Housing Authority police officers of conspiring to make false arrests, beat and intimidate residents of Oakland Housing Authority. [6] [7] In 1993, the conviction of the officers was affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Oakland Housing Authority's section 8 wait list opens", AOL News, January 25, 2011 Archived January 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Oakland Housing Authority Asks U.S. for $12,000,000". Oakland Tribune. 12 May 1938. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Housing Project Contracts Signed". Oakland Tribune. 24 January 1940.
  4. ↑ "1937: Housing Act (Wagner-Steagall Act)" . Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Near Riot at City Council". Oakland Tribune. 14 July 1939.
  6. ↑ MacLean, Pamela A. (12 April 1991). "Four Oakland housing police convicted of brutality - UPI Archives". UPI. UPI. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "4 Ex-Housing Authority Officers Guilty in Oakland Brutality Case". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. 13 April 1991. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "United States v. Reese, 2 F.3d 870 (9th Cir. 1993)". Justia Law. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "U.S. v. Reese". vLex. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
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