Sweep delayed: Wood St residents win in court
By Alastair Boone on 29 residents of Wood Street successfully used the courts to stall a planned Caltrans eviction of their encampment.
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YSA pursuing promise of 100 homes for homeless youth
By Alexia Rotberg on After successfully opening their first tiny house village for youth, YSA is moving forward with plans for a second.
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Artwork by Dusk Delacour.
What’s been going on at People’s Park?
By Alastair Boone on UC Berkeley plans to begin construction on the housing at People's Park this summer. Meanwhile, park supporters have taken to court to thwart development plans.
For people living in poverty, getting an abortion was already hard. It’s about to get much harder
By Kaela Roeder on Post-Roe America will hit people living in poverty the hardest.
Tenants condemn private managers in new Oakland veteran housing
By Zack Haber on Tenants are organizing for a cleaner building, and a stronger sense of safety, in the building.
By the numbers: the 2022 Point-in-Time count results
By Alastair Boone on In May, the initial results of the 2022 Point-in-Time count came out. Here are the top-line numbers, and some answers to frequently asked questions about the count.
Claiming neglect, City Towers tenants and supporters organize
By Zack Haber on "I’m scared to live in my unit," one City Towers resident said. "I
don’t think we should have to
suffer in our homes just because
we’re in poverty"
CCA staff and adjuncts ratify union contracts, receive wage hikes
By Zack Haber on CCA’s recent action is part of a growing national trend of union combativeness, Haber writes.
New report says: 809 people died on the streets of Alameda County in three years
By Ariel Boone on A landmark report published in April paints a new picture of life—and death—on the street.
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‘We’re your neighbors, and we’re organized’
By Zack Haber on Amid a national wave in renter organizing, tenants in eight Oakland buildings organized a 13-month rent strike—and won.