East Bay blog, indybay.com has article back in September that claims the Oakland Housing Authority is using pulling funds from it poorest residents in the Section 8 program and using the money to build more high end and privatized mixed projects like Hope VI. Could these diverted funds be used to purchase the Courthouse project at Telegraph & 3oth St. project that was just cleared for building?

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/09/13/18621765.php