A property owner is running into complaints about plans to demolish a building that housed the Black Panthers Party 55 years ago in Oakland.
"We owe a lot of things to the black panthers in the community. For example, we have stoplights to keep kids safe," said resident Minx Manuel.
Today, the struggle includes progress, and housing. The owner has plans to sell, demolishing the old site. In its place, there would be 20 apartments above, two of which would be for low-income residents. The rest would be market-rate housing. The bakery would remain below. "If he’s gonna maintain his bakery there and then have some connection to the legends of the party if you will, then that’s a big plus," said Ray Carlisle, founder and president of the NID Housing Counseling Agency."The fact that they’re going to tear it down, is tearing down a piece of our history as black folks in this community," said Manuel.
The Oakland Planning & Building Department sent KTVU a statement in advance of the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board meeting Monday evening, which reads in part, "The City has not made any decisions on the project and no final decisions are being made on Monday." But many worry if the proposal is approved, this landmark could look less like the history they remember, and more like gentrification that is affecting communities everywhere.
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