Encampment residents fight for their rights in court
By Alastair Boone on Their victory is the first step in a case that could bolster the rights of unsheltered people with disabilities in California and beyond.
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Are you unhoused in Oakland, Berkeley, or Emeryville? Caltrans might owe you money
By Natalie Orenstein on A lawsuit settlement requires California’s Transportation Department to reimburse homeless people who had their belongings taken or destroyed by the agency between 2014 and 2019. Here’s how to file a claim.
The end of an era for a dynamic duo
By Julia Irwin on In demonstrating new possibilities at the intersection of legal advocacy, policy work, and on-the-ground activism, Henson and Neumann have paved the way for the next generation of street lawyers.
Legal notice: notice of class action settlement
By Osha Neumann on If you are a homeless person who had your property taken by Caltrans in one of its sweeps of encampments in Berkeley, Oakland, and Emeryville you may be entitled to money to compensate you for what you lost.
Caltrans settlement to homeless people: $2 million
By TJ Johnston on Unhoused people in the East Bay will be compensated by Caltrans for property that the state agency damaged or destroyed in encampment sweeps, thanks to a newly reached legal settlement.
The history of The Village Movement
By Anita de Asis Miralle aka Needa Bee on In January 2016, me and my daughter started feeding our unhoused neighbors in the streets. Little did we know that simple sharing would evolve into a crew of 70 people called Feed The People. Who knew that Feed The People would transform into a movement called The Village, which fights to decriminalize homelessness, builds emergency shelters, asserts that housing is a human right, and joins the call for another model of urban development that does not displace lifelong residents of The Town.
Will Caltrans change it’s encampment-sweeping strategy after Martin v. Boise?
By Kheven LaGrone on Caltrans is perhaps the largest and most high-profile evictor of homeless encampments in California. According to The Mile Marker: A