One organization owns a chunk of North Oakland — half sits vacant
oaklandside.org
How a single owner came to hold roughly 30 vacant or underused properties in one North Oakland neighborhood.
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Sources of good information to learn about this topic. Learn more about our standards for good information.
Vacant Property Tax (Measure W)
oaklandca.gov
The city's official guide to Measure W — what counts as vacant, who pays, exemptions, and where the revenue goes.
What is a civic assembly?
healthydemocracy.org
An introduction to lottery-selected civic assemblies from Healthy Democracy, the practitioners who run them.
Downtown is a key part of Oakland's economic engine. How's it working?
oaklandside.org
A ground-level look at downtown Oakland's shops, storefronts, and offices — and what's behind the vacancies.
Mapping Oakland's vacant parcels
ternercenter.berkeley.edu
UC Berkeley research identifying and characterizing the roughly 4,000 privately-owned vacant parcels across Oakland.
How neighborhoods benefit from transforming vacant lots
pew.org
Case studies on turning vacant lots into gardens, plazas, and gathering places — and the community benefits that follow.