Official Website for the City of Oakland | Mayor Libby Schaaf

I'm grateful to share that in November of 2021, after a year of advocacy and planning, we opened a tiny home community at Lake Merritt to upgrade the living conditions of our unsheltered neighbors living around the Lake and Eastlake neighborhoods as the winter and rains arrive.

Unhoused residents living at the E. 12th parcel have been given priority, first-placement into Lakeview and the majority will join the program.

Thank you to the committed community and city partners who worked with my office over the last year to make Lakeview Village possible: Housing Consortium of the East Bay, Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods, Pyatok Architects, Beautification Council and our City of Oakland Team — City Administrator's Office, Human Services Department, Economic & Workforce Development Department, Public Works Department, Mayor's Office and others.

“This intervention offers a moment of hope in the City of Oakland's continued pursuit to address the needs of the many unhoused residents on Oakland's streets,” said LaTonda Simmons, Assistant City Administrator. “The Lakeside Village Community project serves as but one of the key steps and strategies that channel support for unhoused residents into supportive housing, and we are thrilled to add this innovative solution to the array of supportive projects serving our unhoused residents.”

“Our team of Housing Navigators and support staff look forward to building strong, trusting relationships with the residents soon moving into Lakeview Village,” said Kevin Cockerham, Program Site Manager of Lakeview Village with Housing Consortium of the East Bay. “We are prepared to deliver holistic services that aim to honor each person’s experiences and needs, while creating an environment of safety, peace, health, and stabilization for all residents to move towards permanent housing.”