APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAK
LAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
INTRO
DUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER ROWENA BROWN
RESO
LUTION IN CELEBRATION OF MAY 2026 AS AFFORDABLE
HOUSING MONTH AND RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF
DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR CREATING HEALTHY, SAFE,
AND ECONOMICALLY VIBRANT COMMUNITIES
WHE
REAS, quality affordable homes are vital to healthy, safe, and racially just communities; and
WHE
REAS, East Bay Housing Organizations (EBHO) is a coalition of local organizations working to produce, preserve, and protect affordable housing, and has organized celebrations of Affordable Housing in May for the past several decades; the City is proud to join with EBHO and other local housing organizations acknowledging the need for and benefits of affordable homes; proudly continues to champion affordable housing in the East Bay, fostering a racially and economically just community for all; and
WHE
REAS, even before current high inflation rates, increasing housing costs led longtime residents to be displaced, live in overcrowded homes, or experience homelessness, threatening our region’s racial diversity and economic opportunity; and WHE
REAS, stable , affordable homes are the solution to homelessness, and support seniors, families, youth, veterans, immigrants, people with disabilities, and our whole community; and
WHEREAS, for two years in a row both the President and the Governor of California have proposed budgets that dramatically cut funding for affordable housing, which, if actualized, would reduce federal affordable housing assistance by 44%; and WHE
REAS, across California, there is an overwhelming need for affordable homes that lack the financing to begin construction and development; and WHE
REAS, a $10 billion statewide bond has been proposed to fund the construction of these affordable homes; and
2 WHE
REAS, the role of local governments and regional bodies has never been so critical in maintaining support for producing, preserving, and protecting affordable housing opportunities for low-income communities;
WHERE
AS, our housing affordability crisis is a regional issue requiring regional solutions and cooperation between local jurisdictions , such as through the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority; and
WHERE
AS, May is recognized as Affordable Housing Month across the Bay Area in joint acknowledgement of the coordinated, regional work necessary to ensure that everyone has an affordable and stable home; now, therefore be it
RESOLV
ED: That the Oakland City Council hereby proclaims May 2026 as Affordable Housing Month in Oakland; and be it
FURTHE
R RESOLVED: That the Oakland City Council will work to support affordable and stable housing at the local, regional, state, and federal levels.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY
THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, WANG, AND
PRESIDENT JENKINS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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