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NAACP Goes After Port for Deal It Deems Unfair

OAKLAND-The NAACP and Port of Oakland have both sent letters to John Ashcroft following the port's sale of four public buildings to a private developer. The NAACP has requested a federal investigation into the port's contracting practices.

By Michelle Savage | Updated on December 20, 2001

OAKLAND-The NAACP has sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, urging him to launch a federal investigation into the Oakland Port’s contracting practices, claiming that they leave out black and minority developers.

The Oakland Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People alleges that a deal that was made this week was struck behind closed doors, and that port is selling public land at below market-rate value.

The commissioner moved forward yesterday with an agreement that they hope will increase business growth along the Oakland waterfront. They sold four buildings that sit on Jack London Square, including 70 Washington Street, which is one of Oakland’s prime pieces of real estate. The four buildings were sold for $17.2 million.

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