City Planning

City Planning

Anti-poverty, Model Cities and related community renewal programs in Oakland, California, 1960s-1970s

Materials on Oakland’s anti-poverty, Model Cities and related community renewal programs from the files of Gene Bernardi, a research associate in the Research Division of the Oakland Department of Human Resources. Under the direction of the Oakland Interagency Project and its successor, the Oakland Economic Development Council, the Research Division wrote grants that funded the various community renewal programs, provided operational support, and was deeply involved in program planning and evaluation. The collection consists of reports, memoranda, grant proposals and other assorted documents, and ranges from the 1960s to the early 1970s.  (OHC COLL 2015-6) 6 boxes (4.3 linear feet) Go here for a more detailed list of this collection's contents.  Available at Oakland History Center, Main Library.  

Coalition of Advocates for Lake Merritt collection, 2000-2002

The Coalition of Advocates for Lake Merritt (CALM), formed in early 2000, opposes the sale of parkland and city-owned property at Lake Merritt for private development, and advocates for Lake Merritt revitalization. This collection focuses primarily on CALM's opposition to a 2000 proposal to sell off the Fire Alarm Building site and a 2001 proposal to sell off the parking lot at the Oakland Auditorium. John E. Klein, a leader of and spokesperson for CALM, donated this collection to the Oakland History Room. (OHC COLL 2015-3) 1 box (.4 linear feet) Go here for a more detailed list of this collection's contents.  Available at Oakland History Center, Main Library.  

Oakland City Center collection, 1960s-1990s

This collection contains planning and promotional materials about Oakland City Center, primarily from the construction and commercial real estate firms that developed the project and from the Oakland Redevelopment Agency. The collection includes brochures, reports, photographs and other material. Also included is a large collection of color slides. (OHC COLL 2015-7)   1 box (.4 linear feet) Go here for a more detailed list of this collection's contents.  Available at Oakland History Center, Main Library.      

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