California Construction News staff writer
The City of Oakland has launched a new interactive dashboard to track progress towards meeting the city’s state-allocated housing goals.
Along with a visual summary of Oakland’s progress towards meeting its Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA), the dashboard will also highlight notable achievements in implementing the Housing Action Plan.
The 2023 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (APR) showcases Oakland’s progress towards meeting Bay Area goals, called the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA), and highlights milestones achieved for housing.
The dashboard will be updated each year to reflect progress.
Oakland provided more than $110 million in direct funding to support the development of affordable housing units in 2023, developed a rental registry to protect renters, launched a $2.3 million homelessness prevention pilot program and streamlined the permitting processes for both traditional and ADU projects.
The city also adopted major amendments to the planning code in 2023, which will foster increased housing development while encouraging development that is affordable to families at many income levels.
Goals established in the 2023-2031 Housing Element Housing Action Plan include:
- Protect Oakland residents from displacement and prevent homelessness.
- Preserve and improve existing housing stock.
- Close the gap between affordable and market-rate housing production by expanding affordable housing opportunities.
- Address homelessness and expand resources for the unhoused.
- Promote neighborhood stability and health.
