HUD Acting Secretary visits Oakland, encourages continued coordination [Video]

OAKLAND, Calif. – U.S. Acting Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Adrianne Todman paid a visit to Oakland, in response to an invite by leaders from the city’s Chamber of Commerce. Todman said she was eager to see the federal government’s investments at work.

“It takes more than hope and vision to build housing, you need the resources to do it,” said Todman. “HUD is all about bringing those resources.”

Todman participated in a roundtable with business leaders, members of nonprofit organizations and other groups working to solve the city’s housing crisis. They met at Casa Arabella, an affordable housing complex in the Fruitvale district. The complex and its residents benefit from federal funding and vouchers.

“It’s an amazing affirmation that Oakland is important,” said Patricia Wells, the executive director of the Oakland Housing Authority. “It shows that we’re an important city and what we’re doing here is worthy of the highest level …