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Housing & Community Development

The Department of Housing and Community Development is dedicated to improving Oakland's neighborhoods and to making sure all Oaklanders have safe and affordable housing.

Oakland Eviction Moratorium Phase-Out

The Eviction Moratorium ends on July 15, 2023. However, that does not mean that you will be evicted! There are several permanent tenant protections that will remain.

HCD 2023-2027 Strategic Action Plan

As of June 6, the City of Oakland’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) program will begin reviewing waitlist applications that were submitted between January 7 and March 31, 2022. View more information about the Emergency Rental Assistance Program.

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Oct 06, 2023

Notice of Public Hearing, Publication, and Request of Public Review for the Pathways to Reducing Obstacles (PRO) Housing Grant Application


The Public is invited to review and comment on the City of Oakland’s “Pathways to Reducing Obstacles to Housing” Grant (PRO Housing Grant), to be submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This grant application proposes to seek federal funds to support predevelopment and process streamlining for affordable housing in Oakland.

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Portrait of Emily Weinstein

Emily Weinstein

Director, Housing & Community Development

Emily Weinstein’s passion for affordable housing and community development is rooted in the city of Oakland, where she was born and raised. For the past 20 years Emily has spearheaded comprehensive housing and community development initiatives in some of the most economically challenged and under-resourced neighborhoods in California.

In the past year, Emily has served as the City of Oakland Housing and Community Development Department’s Deputy Director of Community Development leading the department through a strategic planning process to guide the City’s investment of $350M of Measure U bond funds, launching the City’s homelessness prevention pilot program and guiding the Community Development and Engagement and Rent Adjustment Program teams.

Prior to joining the City, Emily worked as an independent strategy consultant advising developers and public agencies on how to maximize the economic, social and health equity outcomes of their projects by applying a wide set of community-centered strategies throughout the real estate development process. Emily spent over 10 years at BRIDGE Housing where she served as the Director of Rebuild Potrero and then as the Director of the Community Development and Evaluation Department. While at BRIDGE she pioneered the Trauma Informed Community Building model, which has been emulated across many other developments seeking to meaningfully address the multiple challenges faced by low income, historically excluded communities.

Emily earned a dual degree in City Planning and Real Estate Development from MIT and recently completed a fellowship as a Culture of Health Leader for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She also served two terms as a Planning Commissioner for the City of Oakland.

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