Measure Q would let Oakland develop 13,000 low-income rentals, but no funding attached

by Keith Burbank, Bay City News October 17, 2022October 14, 2022

Volunteers with Youth Spirit Artworks help build tiny houses in Oakland on Jan. 23, 2021. Measure Q on the November ballot would authorize the city to create up to 13,000 housing units for low-income residents to satisfy its requirement under the state's 2031 affordable housing mandate. (Photo by Daniel Arauz/Flickr)

A measure on the ballot this November in Oakland seeks to give the city authority to develop, build, acquire or help develop up to 13,000 low-rent housing units in the city.

Measure Q aims to provide affordable rental housing for Oakland residents. Voter authorization to build low-rent housing is required by the state Constitution.

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Keith Burbank, Bay City News

Keith Burbank is currently a fulltime reporter covering Alameda County and Oakland news for Bay City News. He has also worked on the Data Points project for Local News Matters, finding trends and stories about the region through data. In 2019, he was a California Fellow at the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism, producing a series about homeless deaths in Santa Clara County. He worked as a swing shift editor for the newswire for several years as well. Outside of journalism, Keith enjoys computer programming, math, economics and music.

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