We are the residents of neighborhood associations surrounding the closed Oak Knoll Navy Hospital in Oakland, California. We formed the Oak Knoll Coalition to communicate about redevelopment at the site. 

This website will be our primary means of communication, replacing the Oak Knoll Neighbors newsletter previously delivered to more than 2500 homes.

The Oak Knoll Coalition plans to generate citywide support for creating long-term public benefits at the Oak Knoll site.  Public parks and other amenities are standard features of base closures across the country, offsetting negative impacts to affected communities.  Still, Oak Knoll is special.  Even the Navy acknowledged that the Oak Knoll site is extremely unusual because it is embedded in a residential, rather than a commercial or port zone.  This means that what occurs at the Oak Knoll site dramatically impacts lot-line neighbors in ways that are not consistent with typical base closure designs.

It was the legal requirement for public involvement in the base closure process that first prompted neighborhood groups to form the original Oak Knoll Neighbors.  Many of the participants in the new Oak Knoll Coalition come from these same neighborhood associations--namely, Sequoyah Hills, Sequoyah Heights, Oak Knoll Neighborhood, Sequoyah Highlands and the Oak Knoll Neighborhood Improvement Association, and other neighborhood organizations. 

Some members of the coalition have formed the Oak Knoll Preservation Society with the twin goals of historic and nature preservation.  They are making a concerted effort to find viable long-term ownership and financial support for a restored Club Knoll, a re-established natural riparian environment along Rifle Range Creek, and an expanded open space corridor from the upper hills down along the southern edge of the base property.  Possible partners and/or conveyances include East Bay Regional Parks, Oakland Parks and Recreation, conservation easements, and land trusts. Options for funding include the Quimby Act, Mello-Roos, assessment districts, and grants.