Patricia Wells
Executive Director/CEO
Spring 2026
OHA Mission
Statement
To assure the availability of quality
housing for low-income persons and to
promote the civic involvement and
economic self-sufficiency of
residents and to further the
expansion of affordable housing within
Oakland.
2 15,100
Vouchers
1,355
2,000
+
Non-traditional Housing Units
20 +
Years of MTW
Public Housing Units
+
OHA INVENTORY
3 Total of
FAMILIES SERVED
4 4
Citywide Portfolio Stats
5 • 248 OHA-managed Project-based Voucher properties (garden style apartment complexes w/ 1,539 units)
• Two OHA-managed family public housing sites (762 units) and three third- party managed sites (385 units)
• Five mixed finance/mixed income sites (823 units), which are owned by partnerships and managed by third-party property managers • 80+ partner-managed Project-based Voucher properties with 3,300 units at an estimated $5.7million per month in rental assistance paid • Approx. 11,000 tenant-based vouchers citywide ($1,800 average monthly rental assistance paid)
OHA Citywide
Portfolio Map
6 Holistic Approach to
Healthy
Communities
7 Family and
Community
Partnerships
Property
Management/Asset
Management
Leased Housing
OHAPD
OHA x City of Oakland
Current Partnerships
Oakland Path Rehousing Initiative/Sponsor-based
Housing Assistance Program
Building Bridges/Local Housing Assistance Program
Digital for All initiative
Oakland Promise Plus
Operating/Rental Assistance to HCD-funded projects
Don’t Trash OHA – illegal dumping removal
8 Force Multiplier
Impact
May 14, 20269
• Approximately $25million disbursed in rental
assistance each month to 3,600 property owners
• Annually, more than 4,500 vendors paid, including
1,700 from Oakland
• 300 tons of illegal dumping picked up and disposed of each fiscal year
• Responded to 8,100 OHAPD calls for service citywide
• Distributed 3,500 pounds of food per month via the
East and West District food pantries
Housing Development and
Preservation
10 • Invested over one billion dollars in total development cost to create and preserve more than 2,000 affordable units
• 1,450+ units in the development pipeline at 16 sites with over $155M committed
• Highlights of the Development Pipeline:
• Project sponsor and funder
• 77th and Bancroft (CAHI, Eden and Black Cultural Zone) • 401 Santa Clara (OHA)
• Public housing preservation (OHA and partners)
• Project funder
• Sen Lake (EBALDC and Unity Council)
• Mandela Station Residences (SUDA)
77th and Bancroft
401 Santa Clara
Oak Grove
Foon Lok West
Strategic Plan
Transformation plan for 1,500 units
• Increase density, where optimal, and
use existing land to build new units
• Right-size in-place households to
address current 1-BR and 2-BR needs
• Improve existing site conditions by
addressing deferred maintenance
11 Areas of Future Focus and Advocacy
Federal Priorities Pipeline Uncertainty
12 Expiring voucher programs
Work requirements
Term limits
Extended timeline of projects
makes progress slow - NEPA
$155M committed to 1,450
homes at 16 sites by 2030
Funding
Market
Growing need
88+ Years of OHA
1938 1938-
1943 1974 1994-
2000 2004 2009 2015-
Present
2026 &
Beyond
13 Oakland
Housing
Authority is
Founded
Builds 3 Initial
developments
built with more
than 900
apartments as
war housing
Converts old
subleasing
program to a new
form of rental
assistance
(Beginning
Section 8)
Receives Federal
HOPE VI Grants
totaling $83M to
revitalize Public
Housing sites in
East Oakland
Joins the MTW
Demonstration
Preserves
former public
housing units by
moving the 249
scattered sites
onto the Project-
based Voucher
program (OAHPI)
Develops 925 units,
across 10 sites,
including 13,300
sqft. of commercial
space, with $60.7M
invested
Continuing
investment in
healthy, vibrant,
safe
communities in
Oakland
We look forward to continuing to house Oakland,
together.
Patricia Wells, Executive Director/CEO
Dominica Henderson, Chief Social Impact Officer
Stakeholder and Community Engagement
[email protected]
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