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Bookmark or Share- Lead is contaminating thousands of Bay Area homes - SFGATEIn December of 2021, the Oakland Department of Race and Equity released a damning report on how the city is “ground-zero” for lead contamination. Unsurprisingly, low-income areas with...
- Apply for Lead-Based Paint Abatement Permits - City of OaklandAutomated Lead Based Paint permits are now available! Apply, Pay, and have your LBP permit issued immediately all from our Online Permit Portal. Learn More about new requirements for projects that disturb paint on pre-1978 structures. A completed Lead Abatement Work Plan must be completed and uploaded when you apply for your Building Permit.
- Lead-Safe Homes Program (LSHP) - City of OaklandThe Lead-Safe Homes Program provides free risk assessment for lead hazards, painting services to qualified owner-occupied low- and moderate-income households. Requirements. Eligible Applicants: Oakland property owners living in the unit to be painted; must meet ONE of the following: Location: Any location in Oakland is eligible.
- City of Oakland | New Racial Equity Analysis Confirms Oakland ...Findings will guide how Oakland and Alameda County will use $24 million settlement with the lead paint industry to reduce racial disparities in lead poisonings.
- A concerned parent’s guide to lead contamination in Oakland ...As of Aug. 23, OUSD has released test results for 40 out of its 80 schools, one charter school, as well as 10 early childhood education sites. Among those, 32 K-12 schools had at least one water fountain or faucet measuring lead in more than 5 parts per billion, the district’s threshold for shutting down a water source until the lead is eliminated.
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