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Russell City \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11922175/remembering-russell-city-a-thriving-east-bay-town-razed-by-racist-government\">once stood on the Hayward shoreline\u003c/a>, south of the modern Hayward Regional Shoreline Park. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In the 1960s, county authorities declared Russell City blighted and used eminent domain to acquire close to 700 parcels, displacing roughly 1,400 residents and converting the land into an industrial park annexed by Hayward in 1964. 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(Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://alamedacountyca.gov/board/bos_calendar/documents/RussellCMOU\">The first phase\u003c/a> of reparations is deliberately narrow. To qualify, an applicant must have both lived in and personally owned a home in Russell City between Jan. 1, 1961, and Dec. 31, 1964, and had that property taken by eminent domain during those years. Money is allocated by household rather than by person, and split evenly among qualifying residents of the same home. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Márquez said the county is “not anticipating a large number this first round” because applicants must still be living and must have owned their home. Once those payments go out, she said, the working group will release criteria for a second phase that includes descendants, though that will require another board vote.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Several speakers pressed the board on how the money will be divided. Priscilla Figueroa, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.hayward-ca.gov/your-government/staff/priscilla-figueroa\">Hayward resident\u003c/a> whose late husband’s family lived in Russell City, noted that $1.3 million divided by $25,000 covers only 52 households, and questioned how the county would determine who receives the full amount. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Deborah Harris, who grew up in Russell City with her parents, asked how the county will handle households where the original landowner has died, adding that “probably all of the original landowners are deceased at this point.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Hayward Councilmember \u003ca href=\"https://www.alamedacountyca.gov/board/bos_calendar/documents/DocsAgendaReg_08_04_26/GENERAL%20ADMINISTRATION/Set%20Matter%20Calendar/Supervisor%20M%c3%a1rquez_409832.pdf\">Angela Andrews\u003c/a>, who spoke at the meeting on Hayward’s behalf, said the city’s 2021 apology was not enough on its own. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“An apology is nothing without action,” she said. 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Families kept sheep, chickens, pigs and rabbits, and tended gardens big enough to feed neighbors.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-megaphone wp-block-embed-megaphone\">\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=KQINC4087576125&light=true\n\u003c/div>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Decades later, Hayward and Alameda County issued formal \u003ca href=\"https://www.hayward-ca.gov/discover/news/nov21/hayward-city-council-issues-formal-apology-citys-role-racial-discrimination-0\">apologies\u003c/a> to community members in 2021 and 2023, respectively.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Alameda County Supervisor Elisa Márquez, who represents Hayward, Newark, Union City and parts of Fremont, and who supported the reparations plan, said the vote moves the county toward action.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“No payment can fully repair the harm caused by the destruction of Russell City,” she said. “But these first redress payments represent an important step toward acknowledging that harm, honoring the resilience of former residents and advancing justice for their families.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Márquez’s voice broke as she explained why the first round goes only to the oldest survivors. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“When families come together, we don’t ask elders to get in line,” she said. “They are served first.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/Elisa-Marquez-Getty.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12094035\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/Elisa-Marquez-Getty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/Elisa-Marquez-Getty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/08/Elisa-Marquez-Getty-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alameda County Supervisor Elisa Márquez speaks during a press conference in Hayward, California, on March 2, 2026. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://alamedacountyca.gov/board/bos_calendar/documents/RussellCMOU\">The first phase\u003c/a> of reparations is deliberately narrow. To qualify, an applicant must have both lived in and personally owned a home in Russell City between Jan. 1, 1961, and Dec. 31, 1964, and had that property taken by eminent domain during those years. Money is allocated by household rather than by person, and split evenly among qualifying residents of the same home. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Márquez said the county is “not anticipating a large number this first round” because applicants must still be living and must have owned their home. Once those payments go out, she said, the working group will release criteria for a second phase that includes descendants, though that will require another board vote.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Several speakers pressed the board on how the money will be divided. Priscilla Figueroa, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.hayward-ca.gov/your-government/staff/priscilla-figueroa\">Hayward resident\u003c/a> whose late husband’s family lived in Russell City, noted that $1.3 million divided by $25,000 covers only 52 households, and questioned how the county would determine who receives the full amount. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Deborah Harris, who grew up in Russell City with her parents, asked how the county will handle households where the original landowner has died, adding that “probably all of the original landowners are deceased at this point.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Hayward Councilmember \u003ca href=\"https://www.alamedacountyca.gov/board/bos_calendar/documents/DocsAgendaReg_08_04_26/GENERAL%20ADMINISTRATION/Set%20Matter%20Calendar/Supervisor%20M%c3%a1rquez_409832.pdf\">Angela Andrews\u003c/a>, who spoke at the meeting on Hayward’s behalf, said the city’s 2021 apology was not enough on its own. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“An apology is nothing without action,” she said. 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"content": "\u003cp>An initiative to establish the nation’s highest minimum wage in parts of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/alameda-county\">Alameda County\u003c/a> will not make it onto the November ballot, after the county’s Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to further study its economic impact.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The measure, which would gradually raise the minimum wage in unincorporated areas and county buildings to $30 an hour, will now miss a deadline to go before voters on Nov. 3, even though proponents collected more than the 49,000 required voter signatures. Voters could still decide the proposal in March 2028 or sooner, if a special election is called. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Under the initiative by the Living Wage for All coalition, large employers with 100 or more employees and annual revenues exceeding $1 billion and janitorial firms would have until July 2030 to make the full jump. 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In 2017, 69-year-old Seon O’Neill was \u003ca href=\"https://www.berkeleyside.org/2017/05/01/longtime-activist-69-dies-north-berkeley-crash-police-say-driver-failed-yield\">hit and killed\u003c/a> at Hopkins and Monterey Avenue by a driver who did not stop. Since then, the city has recorded four severe injuries among pedestrians and cyclists along Hopkins.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“The proposed safety treatments are not arbitrary,” Kesarwani said. “They are directly informed by where people have been killed and severely injured on this street.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>All along Hopkins, there are potholes and cracked pavement. City officials have sought to repave Hopkins since 2018, but the process has stalled for years as neighborhood groups have pushed back against plans that include protected bike lanes. One of these groups, Friends of Hopkins, mobilized hundreds of residents to Tuesday’s meeting. Many argued that adding bike lanes on both sides of the street would create more problems than actually increase safety.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/072826-BERKELEYSTREETFIGHT20-MC-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12093031\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/072826-BERKELEYSTREETFIGHT20-MC-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/072826-BERKELEYSTREETFIGHT20-MC-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/072826-BERKELEYSTREETFIGHT20-MC-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A bicyclist rides past a salon displaying a sign protesting the Hopkins bike lane project on Hopkins Street on July 28, 2026, in Berkeley. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Berkeley is one step closer to having protected \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/bike-lanes\">bicycle lanes\u003c/a> on Hopkins Street — an issue that has divided the city for years and has forced a reckoning on how the city approaches its ambitious climate goals.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>After hours of public comment that dragged the meeting past midnight, City Council voted 7-2 to back a repavement plan for Hopkins that includes one-way bike lanes on each side of the busy street, which connects San Pablo Avenue to the Berkeley hills. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Councilmember Rashi Kesarwani, whose district includes one part of Hopkins, championed the plan. At Tuesday’s meeting, she insisted that adding bike lanes will help calm car traffic in a street that has seen several dangerous accidents in the past decade. In 2017, 69-year-old Seon O’Neill was \u003ca href=\"https://www.berkeleyside.org/2017/05/01/longtime-activist-69-dies-north-berkeley-crash-police-say-driver-failed-yield\">hit and killed\u003c/a> at Hopkins and Monterey Avenue by a driver who did not stop. Since then, the city has recorded four severe injuries among pedestrians and cyclists along Hopkins.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“The proposed safety treatments are not arbitrary,” Kesarwani said. “They are directly informed by where people have been killed and severely injured on this street.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>All along Hopkins, there are potholes and cracked pavement. City officials have sought to repave Hopkins since 2018, but the process has stalled for years as neighborhood groups have pushed back against plans that include protected bike lanes. One of these groups, Friends of Hopkins, mobilized hundreds of residents to Tuesday’s meeting. Many argued that adding bike lanes on both sides of the street would create more problems than actually increase safety.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/072826-BERKELEYSTREETFIGHT20-MC-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12093031\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/072826-BERKELEYSTREETFIGHT20-MC-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/072826-BERKELEYSTREETFIGHT20-MC-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/072826-BERKELEYSTREETFIGHT20-MC-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A bicyclist rides past a salon displaying a sign protesting the Hopkins bike lane project on Hopkins Street on July 28, 2026, in Berkeley. (Miles Cull/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Donna DeDiemar, one of the leaders of the group, has lived near Hopkins for 50 years and told KQED that city officials prioritized the demands of cyclists over the needs of current residents. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We knew we had facts and data on our side, and we simply could not overcome ideology,” she said. “How do you overcome people who have made a decision because it’s trendy to want that?”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Others who spoke up at Tuesday’s meeting said that the cyclists moving through the lane could potentially crash into cars backing out of their driveway, while others expressed concern that the concrete barriers protecting cyclists could interfere with garbage pickup. But the biggest worry for many was the possibility of over a hundred on-street parking spots disappearing.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Hopkins is more than just another commercial corridor. It’s actually a destination,” said Jacqui Yu, the manager of a restaurant in the corridor that would lose parking space. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Several dozen businesses call Hopkins home, including the historic Monterey Fish Market and Hopkins Street Bakery. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Removing so much parking without practical alternatives will discourage visitors, hurting the small businesses that have made this area successful in the first place,” Yu said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>But bike lane supporters were just as numerous at Tuesday’s meeting, representing a wide coalition of young families, elderly residents and cyclists who have survived being hit by cars.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We’ve got a big safety problem on Hopkins,” said Lucinda Young, a senior who uses her bicycle as her main mode of transportation. “Let’s just not wait for another fatality or serious accident to correct this problem.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>As public comment stretched into the fifth hour, Councilmember Mark Humbert acknowledged the intensity of the debate. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It’s honestly a little crazy that this is the amount and intensity of discussion that we need in order to install a protected bike lane,” he said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“But at the same time, it makes sense,” Humber said, “because this is about more than just a bike lane on one street. It’s about what kind of a city we want to be and what we’re willing to do to live up to our professed priorities.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" data-id=\"12093028\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/072826-BERKELEYSTREETFIGHT11-MC-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12093028\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/072826-BERKELEYSTREETFIGHT11-MC-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/072826-BERKELEYSTREETFIGHT11-MC-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/072826-BERKELEYSTREETFIGHT11-MC-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Signs supporting bike lane construction are displayed outside of a home on Hopkins Street on July 28, 2026 in Berkeley. 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"content": "\u003cp>Robert Green’s eyewitness account was central to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/oakland\">Pierre Rushing’s\u003c/a> conviction for first-degree murder 15 years ago. But on Tuesday, Green testified in an Oakland courtroom that Rushing, now serving 50 years to life, was not the shooter. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The moment came at the start of a four-day evidentiary hearing in Alameda County Superior Court reexamining the Oakland resident’s 2011 conviction for the murder of Dawyone Taylor.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Rushing, now 37, has maintained his innocence since he was convicted at 22. His attorneys are asking the court to vacate the conviction, citing Green’s recantation and hundreds of pages of police reports they say prosecutors failed to turn over for more than a decade.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Rushing entered the courtroom in a yellow jumpsuit with his fist raised, smiling at a gallery nearly full of supporters — roughly two dozen people, some of whom said they had themselves been wrongfully convicted and others who had never met him.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>At trial, prosecutors argued Rushing killed Taylor, 25, in Oakland in 2011 over the belief that Taylor had stolen his iPod. The case rested heavily on Green, who testified he saw Rushing get out of a car and fire a shot. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260728-PierreRushing-09-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12092907\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260728-PierreRushing-09-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260728-PierreRushing-09-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260728-PierreRushing-09-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The René C. Davidson Courthouse, part of the Alameda County Superior Court system, in Oakland on July 28, 2026. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Green’s account this week was different. Under questioning, he said Rushing was not the person he saw, and he had told police it was Rushing because officers indicated they already believed Rushing was involved. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During cross-examination, Green — who acknowledged he was using drugs around the time of the killing — admitted he had committed perjury at the original trial.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Rushing’s attorneys pointed instead to a man they identified in court as Charles Dunn, known in the case by the nickname “C,” and alleged that he shot Taylor. The defense also called an investigator, identified in court as Mr. Fine, who was hired to locate Green and interview him in jail, and who helped persuade him to testify. Green is currently serving time in an unrelated case.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Jordan Grotzinger, Rushing’s lead attorney, has said the district attorney’s office produced 464 pages of police reports in 2024 that were never given to Rushing’s original defense.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>On a \u003ca href=\"https://www.gtlaw.com/en/insights/2026/6/good-in-practice-episode-27\">podcast\u003c/a> from Grotzinger’s law firm, the attorney said the reports described Andre Morris, a man present the night of the killing, committing robberies shortly before and after Taylor’s death alongside “C,” and that details in them — the shooter holding a gun in his left hand, driving a gray or white pickup — matched what Green first told police in 2011.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Rushing’s team argues the late disclosure violated the Brady rule, which requires prosecutors to share evidence favorable to the defense. The Alameda County District Attorney’s office said it would not comment on the ongoing case.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Outside the courthouse, the hearing drew supporters who framed Rushing’s case as another example of convictions built on a single, shaky eyewitness testimony. Among them was Jamal Trulove, an organizer who was convicted of a 2007 San Francisco murder before an appeals court overturned the conviction and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11630235\">he was acquitted\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>A federal jury later found \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11660586/jury-finds-san-francisco-police-officers-framed-a-man-for-murder\">police had fabricated evidence\u003c/a> and coerced the eyewitness against Trulove. The city later paid him \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11734209/san-francisco-to-pay-13-1-million-to-man-framed-by-police-for-murder\">a $13.1 million settlement\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I was convicted off of what one person said,” Trulove said. “Having one eyewitness to prove a fact in a murder case is a low burden to convict somebody for the rest of their life.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Watching Green recant, he said, brought back his own experience. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“To really be in that courtroom and remember the feeling that I had of knowing that I was convicted for something I didn’t do,” he said. “Finally hearing the person that said that he did commit this crime, admit that he didn’t commit the crime. It was very emotional.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Demora Henderson, who said he also had been wrongfully convicted in 2006 of murder in San Francisco, traveled to support Rushing after seeing his case on \u003cem>CNN\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I’m coming here to show solidarity and show the system that a lot of people [are] wrongfully incarcerated,” he said. 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Green is currently serving time in an unrelated case.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Jordan Grotzinger, Rushing’s lead attorney, has said the district attorney’s office produced 464 pages of police reports in 2024 that were never given to Rushing’s original defense.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>On a \u003ca href=\"https://www.gtlaw.com/en/insights/2026/6/good-in-practice-episode-27\">podcast\u003c/a> from Grotzinger’s law firm, the attorney said the reports described Andre Morris, a man present the night of the killing, committing robberies shortly before and after Taylor’s death alongside “C,” and that details in them — the shooter holding a gun in his left hand, driving a gray or white pickup — matched what Green first told police in 2011.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Rushing’s team argues the late disclosure violated the Brady rule, which requires prosecutors to share evidence favorable to the defense. The Alameda County District Attorney’s office said it would not comment on the ongoing case.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Outside the courthouse, the hearing drew supporters who framed Rushing’s case as another example of convictions built on a single, shaky eyewitness testimony. Among them was Jamal Trulove, an organizer who was convicted of a 2007 San Francisco murder before an appeals court overturned the conviction and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11630235\">he was acquitted\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>A federal jury later found \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11660586/jury-finds-san-francisco-police-officers-framed-a-man-for-murder\">police had fabricated evidence\u003c/a> and coerced the eyewitness against Trulove. The city later paid him \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11734209/san-francisco-to-pay-13-1-million-to-man-framed-by-police-for-murder\">a $13.1 million settlement\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I was convicted off of what one person said,” Trulove said. “Having one eyewitness to prove a fact in a murder case is a low burden to convict somebody for the rest of their life.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Watching Green recant, he said, brought back his own experience. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“To really be in that courtroom and remember the feeling that I had of knowing that I was convicted for something I didn’t do,” he said. “Finally hearing the person that said that he did commit this crime, admit that he didn’t commit the crime. It was very emotional.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Demora Henderson, who said he also had been wrongfully convicted in 2006 of murder in San Francisco, traveled to support Rushing after seeing his case on \u003cem>CNN\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I’m coming here to show solidarity and show the system that a lot of people [are] wrongfully incarcerated,” he said. 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(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“All we do is have faith and hope in the process of us trying to regain our freedom and liberties back,” Henderson said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Lori Rothschild Ansaldi, a criminal justice reform advocate, said she has followed Rushing’s case since 2018 and teared up listening to Green. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It’s hard to hear it when the truth finally comes out,” she said. “It’s profoundly sad when they get it wrong.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The hearing is the first of four days, scheduled to run through the end of the week, and it is not clear when the judge will rule.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Even if the court finds in Rushing’s favor, a ruling to vacate a conviction does not automatically mean release; it can lead to a new trial or to the charges being dropped.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“Finally, it feels like the tides are turning,” Trulove said. “The hope is that after these four days, the judge will … deem the 464 pages of evidence that the D.A.’s office didn’t turn over as a Brady violation and his case will be ultimately thrown out and vacated. 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"content": "\u003cp>It’s possibly the hottest party of the weekend in \u003ca href=\"http://kqed.org/news/tag/oakland\">Oakland\u003c/a>. But the cleanest? Don’t count on it. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Dozens of residents lined up their vehicles this morning for the revival of the “Bulky Block Party,” where Oaklanders can discard their large household items for free as the city battles \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12081003/illegal-dumping-is-a-big-problem-in-oakland-a-new-report-has-ideas-to-clean-up-the-mess\">a costly illegal dumping problem\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>It was a party in the loosest sense possible — music blaring from a speaker as drivers pulled in — that the city says gives residents a chance to get rid of items that might otherwise end up on neighborhood streets. The event was last held in 2024 as a monthly disposal, but this is the first of a series of “parties” that will happen quarterly through April 2027. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260725-trashblockparty-00056_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12092656\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260725-trashblockparty-00056_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260725-trashblockparty-00056_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260725-trashblockparty-00056_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vehicles loaded with trash wait in line to enter the Bulky Block Party, run by Oakland Public Works, where residents can dispose of their bulk items for free at 7101 Edgewater Drive in Oakland on July 25, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Mayor Barbara Lee was there. She told KQED the event was part of a number of strategies the city is enacting to manage its illegal dumping problem.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I keep saying I want Oakland to be the cleanest, safest and greenest city in the country, and that’s about eradicating this,” Lee said. “This is outrageous what we see here in Oakland.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An Alameda County Grand Jury \u003ca href=\"https://grandjury.acgov.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2025-2026-Alameda-County-Grand-Jury-Final-Report.pdf\">report \u003c/a>released this June criticized the city for the longstanding problem, finding that Oakland failed to inform residents about free bulky item disposal and that enforcement of illegal dumping had been “wholly inadequate.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260725-trashblockparty-00210_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12092658\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260725-trashblockparty-00210_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260725-trashblockparty-00210_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260725-trashblockparty-00210_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mayor Barbara Lee poses for a portrait at a Bulky Block Party, run by Oakland Public Works, at 7101 Edgewater Drive in Oakland on July 25, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Cleaning up the trash \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12081003/illegal-dumping-is-a-big-problem-in-oakland-a-new-report-has-ideas-to-clean-up-the-mess\">cost the city\u003c/a> about $14 million in the 2024-25 fiscal year, according to a separate report from the city’s auditor in April. It found that a lot of the trash was from residents themselves, though outsiders do dump in the city as well. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>That same month, the city \u003ca href=\"https://abc7news.com/post/oakland-doubling-fines-5000-deploying-drones-cracks-down-illegal-dumping-official-now-calling-crisis/18896091/\">doubled \u003c/a>its fines and approved the first step of a pilot program to use drones powered by artificial intelligence to track illegal dumping. Fines for third-time violators jumped to $5,000 and $1,500 for first-time violations. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Those fines operate on an equity system that Lee said people can opt for community service instead of paying. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260423-OAKLANDILLEGALDUMP00086_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12081167\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260423-OAKLANDILLEGALDUMP00086_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260423-OAKLANDILLEGALDUMP00086_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260423-OAKLANDILLEGALDUMP00086_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bags of trash on the ground on 48th Avenue and East 12th Street near an illegal dumping ground in Oakland on April 23, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The grand jury made several recommendations, including that the city require businesses to subscribe to a waste collection service, enact improved education campaigns to promote bulky item services and designate a single person to manage all illegal dumping efforts\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Some residents say that economics are part of the reason for illegal dumping. Residential trash removal costs in Oakland are some of the highest in the Bay Area for household garbage bins, the Grand Jury noted. Monthly rates for a 32-gallon container for a single-family curbside collection cost $62.83, $110.31 for a 62-gallon container and $165.42 for 96-gallons. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Julia Velasco, an Oakland resident who rented a U-Haul to carry her garbage to the site, said the event was a good start. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“There’s a lot of people that are taking advantage of this,” Velasco said. “I think there’s other factors that kind of make it difficult. Sometimes, maybe it’s not people from Oakland, maybe it’s just other people passing by and dumping stuff.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260725-trashblockparty-00426_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12092657\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260725-trashblockparty-00426_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260725-trashblockparty-00426_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260725-trashblockparty-00426_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Julia Velasco poses for a portrait in a U-Haul while she waits in line to enter the Bulky Block Party, run by Oakland Public Works, where residents can dispose of their bulk items for free at 7101 Edgewater Drive in Oakland on July 25, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Courtney Payne, who was sandwiched between her parents Paul and Susan Payne as they waited in line in a U-Haul, said the city should increase the visibility of the events to ensure higher turnout. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I actually just found out about this like two days ago,” Courtney Payne said. “It’s like, how do people even know about this?” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>City staff were there handing out flyers to get the word out about other disposal options. John Hillmon, public works operations manager Keep Oakland Clean and Beautiful, said the event allowed them to help educate residents. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“We’re excited about having the community come out and find a way to not do illegal dumping and get rid of these items in a legal way,” Hillmon said. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The next Bulky Block Party is taking place on Oct. 24, 2026 at 7101 Edgewater Drive and is open to Oakland residents. \u003c/p>\n\n",
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Fines for third-time violators jumped to $5,000 and $1,500 for first-time violations. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Those fines operate on an equity system that Lee said people can opt for community service instead of paying. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260423-OAKLANDILLEGALDUMP00086_TV-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12081167\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260423-OAKLANDILLEGALDUMP00086_TV-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260423-OAKLANDILLEGALDUMP00086_TV-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260423-OAKLANDILLEGALDUMP00086_TV-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bags of trash on the ground on 48th Avenue and East 12th Street near an illegal dumping ground in Oakland on April 23, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The grand jury made several recommendations, including that the city require businesses to subscribe to a waste collection service, enact improved education campaigns to promote bulky item services and designate a single person to manage all illegal dumping efforts\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Some residents say that economics are part of the reason for illegal dumping. Residential trash removal costs in Oakland are some of the highest in the Bay Area for household garbage bins, the Grand Jury noted. Monthly rates for a 32-gallon container for a single-family curbside collection cost $62.83, $110.31 for a 62-gallon container and $165.42 for 96-gallons. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Julia Velasco, an Oakland resident who rented a U-Haul to carry her garbage to the site, said the event was a good start. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“There’s a lot of people that are taking advantage of this,” Velasco said. “I think there’s other factors that kind of make it difficult. Sometimes, maybe it’s not people from Oakland, maybe it’s just other people passing by and dumping stuff.” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260725-trashblockparty-00426_TV_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12092657\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260725-trashblockparty-00426_TV_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260725-trashblockparty-00426_TV_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260725-trashblockparty-00426_TV_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Julia Velasco poses for a portrait in a U-Haul while she waits in line to enter the Bulky Block Party, run by Oakland Public Works, where residents can dispose of their bulk items for free at 7101 Edgewater Drive in Oakland on July 25, 2026. (Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Courtney Payne, who was sandwiched between her parents Paul and Susan Payne as they waited in line in a U-Haul, said the city should increase the visibility of the events to ensure higher turnout. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“I actually just found out about this like two days ago,” Courtney Payne said. “It’s like, how do people even know about this?” \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>City staff were there handing out flyers to get the word out about other disposal options. 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OPD said he survived and was in stable condition.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>OPD has been under federal oversight since 2003, stemming from the Riders scandal, in which 119 plaintiffs accused a rogue group of OPD officers of false arrests, beatings, kidnapping, planting evidence, falsifying reports and racial discrimination that violated their constitutional rights. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>To settle the case, the city and OPD agreed to pay nearly $11 million and to carry out 51 reforms, addressing use of force, discipline, supervision, training and internal affairs.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In a May 22 report, federal monitor Robert Warshaw found that OPD had met all 51 tasks for the first time. U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick has said he will close the case at the next court date, Sept. 29, as long as the department stays in compliance. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Organizers argue that another police killing raises doubts about whether OPD is ready to police itself.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“That is not reform. That is not progress. That is a department moving backward at the exact moment Oakland is being told OPD is ready to police itself without federal oversight,” Brooks said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The department placed the officers who fired on paid administrative leave. OPD is reviewing the shooting through its own criminal and internal-affairs investigations, a press release said, while the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office conducts a separate, independent inquiry. 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Because the taxes are owed by an entity that no longer exists, the debt kept compounding into nothing: as of June 30 of this year, back taxes, penalties and city liens totaled roughly $1.7 million.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260714-ALCO-BCZ-HOUSING-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12090941\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260714-ALCO-BCZ-HOUSING-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260714-ALCO-BCZ-HOUSING-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260714-ALCO-BCZ-HOUSING-MD-05-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sweet fennel grows above the fencing at the lot at 8215 MacArthur Blvd., in East Oakland, on July 14, 2026. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In April, an appraiser valued the land at $900,000, meaning the debt now exceeds what the dirt is worth. That is the legal hinge of the deal. Because a sale could not cover the debt, the county is free, under Chapter 8 of the state tax code, to set whatever price it sees fit.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It’s hard to describe it as giving up [on collecting back taxes],” said Casey Farmer, the county’s Chapter 8 program manager. “The only way to get that property really back to paying taxes or back to good public use is to find a new owner to take on that property.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Nobody, she said, would take it. The county tried to auction it off in 2013, starting at $634,255, and it did not sell, nor did it sell again in 2023. Several lots within half a mile also sit empty.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It’s just not a very attractive property,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, Oakland has continued spending to clear weeds and debris under its nuisance abatement program, and neighbors have asked both the city and county to address the blight.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Farmer said her office approached several organizations in the neighborhood to take over the lot, and each declined — some could not afford the lot, some considered it too small, and many did not want to contend with the Clear Channel billboard, which stands directly on the property. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Finally, the county found a partner in the Black Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation. According to Regina Davis, BCZ’s deputy CEO of real estate, two neighbors brought the lot to the nonprofit’s attention.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“They also made the county aware of us, and that’s how we started working together,” Davis said. “People bring things to us because they believe that we can make something happen that is both fair, equitable, and innovative.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The parcel is BCZ’s sixth acquisition along MacArthur, she said. The zone spans 60 by 60 blocks — stretching from the Oakland hills to the baywater, and High Street to the city’s border with San Leandro. 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(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>A $10 price tag, she said, is not the same as a cheap project.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“If you think, ‘You’re getting the property for $10’ — yeah, but still we have to raise $40 million in order to build it,” Davis said. “That’s a process. That’s the other long part of putting together the financial stack, so that it’s also affordable.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>To compete for the tax credits that finance affordable housing, she said, a project generally needs to be around 100 units. The housing plan for the site has not been determined, and the first step will not be a rendering, she said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In the meantime, BCZ will clear and activate the lot, as it did at Liberation Park, a “so-called hub for community empowerment” the nonprofit turned into an outdoor market, community roller rink and future affordable housing site. 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Because the taxes are owed by an entity that no longer exists, the debt kept compounding into nothing: as of June 30 of this year, back taxes, penalties and city liens totaled roughly $1.7 million.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260714-ALCO-BCZ-HOUSING-MD-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12090941\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260714-ALCO-BCZ-HOUSING-MD-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260714-ALCO-BCZ-HOUSING-MD-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260714-ALCO-BCZ-HOUSING-MD-05-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sweet fennel grows above the fencing at the lot at 8215 MacArthur Blvd., in East Oakland, on July 14, 2026. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In April, an appraiser valued the land at $900,000, meaning the debt now exceeds what the dirt is worth. That is the legal hinge of the deal. Because a sale could not cover the debt, the county is free, under Chapter 8 of the state tax code, to set whatever price it sees fit.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It’s hard to describe it as giving up [on collecting back taxes],” said Casey Farmer, the county’s Chapter 8 program manager. “The only way to get that property really back to paying taxes or back to good public use is to find a new owner to take on that property.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Nobody, she said, would take it. The county tried to auction it off in 2013, starting at $634,255, and it did not sell, nor did it sell again in 2023. Several lots within half a mile also sit empty.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“It’s just not a very attractive property,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, Oakland has continued spending to clear weeds and debris under its nuisance abatement program, and neighbors have asked both the city and county to address the blight.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Farmer said her office approached several organizations in the neighborhood to take over the lot, and each declined — some could not afford the lot, some considered it too small, and many did not want to contend with the Clear Channel billboard, which stands directly on the property. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>Finally, the county found a partner in the Black Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation. According to Regina Davis, BCZ’s deputy CEO of real estate, two neighbors brought the lot to the nonprofit’s attention.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“They also made the county aware of us, and that’s how we started working together,” Davis said. “People bring things to us because they believe that we can make something happen that is both fair, equitable, and innovative.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>The parcel is BCZ’s sixth acquisition along MacArthur, she said. The zone spans 60 by 60 blocks — stretching from the Oakland hills to the baywater, and High Street to the city’s border with San Leandro. Divided into 12 districts, the zone is anchored by hubs of cultural, commercial and community spaces. \u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260714-ALCO-BCZ-HOUSING-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12090940\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260714-ALCO-BCZ-HOUSING-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260714-ALCO-BCZ-HOUSING-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/260714-ALCO-BCZ-HOUSING-MD-04-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A pedestrian walks past the lot at 8215 MacArthur Blvd., in East Oakland, on July 14, 2026. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>A $10 price tag, she said, is not the same as a cheap project.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>“If you think, ‘You’re getting the property for $10’ — yeah, but still we have to raise $40 million in order to build it,” Davis said. “That’s a process. That’s the other long part of putting together the financial stack, so that it’s also affordable.”\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>To compete for the tax credits that finance affordable housing, she said, a project generally needs to be around 100 units. The housing plan for the site has not been determined, and the first step will not be a rendering, she said.\u003c/p>\n\n\n\n\u003cp>In the meantime, BCZ will clear and activate the lot, as it did at Liberation Park, a “so-called hub for community empowerment” the nonprofit turned into an outdoor market, community roller rink and future affordable housing site. 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He commanded the force’s criminal investigations division before serving as former assistant chief of police.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Councilmember Zac Unger praised Beere for being “instrumental” to Oakland’s declining crime rates and supporting the city’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11974485/how-oaklands-marquee-gun-violence-prevention-program-broke-down\">Operation Ceasefire\u003c/a> gun violence prevention initiative.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He is a stable pick. He has the trust of the community. He has the trust of our police officers. 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More than 100 people sued OPD, accusing a group of officers known as the “Riders” of beating, kidnapping and planting drugs on them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The department agreed to a negotiated settlement agreement in 2003, which included coming into compliance with 51 tasks to reshape the department’s culture and policy under federal oversight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In May, a court monitor found that the department had reached full compliance, and OPD is set for a hearing where it could regain independence in the fall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ I’ve seen the worst, but I’ve also seen the best,” Beere said. “I’m a product of the negotiated settlement agreement. 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