A Black cultural center and more than 100 affordable homes might be built in East Oakland on a prominent location next to a well-known retail center.
OAKLAND — A Black cultural center and more than 100 affordable homes — some of them live-work spaces for artists — could sprout at a prominent location in East Oakland.
“This location has been abandoned for about 15 years,” Johnson said. “It mirrors the abandonment of East Oakland.” Of the 120 affordable homes, 20 will be set aside as live-work spaces for “cultural entrepreneurs,” according to the preliminary application that’s on file at City Hall.
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