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Oakland receives scathing encampment management audit

By Hannah Trumbull on May 5, 2021
Features   News
A recent audit of the City of Oakland’s encampment management activities proved to be an indictment of the city’s approach to the homeless crisis, revealing heavy spending and meager results.

City of Oakland closes the encampment at Union Point Park

By Thomas Brouns on March 12, 2021
News
This is the story of the fight over Union Point Park.

With help from the unhoused community, two tiny homes get a facelift

By Thomas Brouns on February 11, 2021
Features
Thanks to the work of advocacy groups and the hard work of a group of housed and unhoused volunteers, two families’ tiny homes became a bit less tiny.

Oakland passes ‘catastrophic’ new encampment policy

By Alastair Boone on November 3, 2020
News
After a heated ten hour Council meeting and widespread protest, the Oakland City Council unanimously passed a new Encampment Management Policy (EMP) on October 20.

The political history of Oakland’s new Encampment Management Policy

By Jamie Omar Yassin on November 3, 2020
News
A brief history of the controversial policy that Oakland councilmembers passed on October 20.



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