Years after eviction, Wood Street rides on
By Bradley Penner on A team of formerly unhoused Oaklanders hit the pavement by bike on a 100-mile trip to Sacramento
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Chaos and confusion during closure of Oakland shelter
By Alastair Boone on An estimated 37 residents have been living at the site unsupervised after a nonprofit shelter operator pulled out one month ahead of the end of their contract
Life after Wood Street: LaMonte Ford
By East Bay Street Stories on 'I’ve been on both sides of the fence...'
Inside Oakland’s encampment management strategy
By Freeway on "In less than a month’s time, the sweeps that plagued our communities went from useless, annoying, and traumatic to violent, sudden, and criminal."
Wood Street and Homefulness “Liberation Together” Statement at Oakland City Hall
By Wood Street Community and Homefulness on Wood Street Community and Homefulness press release statement ahead of Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland City Council on November 28, 2023.
Echolocation
By Jaz Colibri on Poetry by Wood Street Community member and houseless trans organizer Jaz Colibri
Oakland attempts to curb the homeless health crisis with street medicine
By Chris Lee on Homeless deaths have surged in recent years. In Oakland, chronic illness and addictions make up most of homeless deaths by 47% and 31%, respectively.
The final stand for Wood Street Commons
By David Bacon on After years of pushing homeless Oakland residents to the site during other encampment closures, Oakland is clearing out what was once the city’s largest unhoused community.
A love letter to the Wood Street Commons
By Jaz Colibri on A love letter to Wood Street Commons by a former resident and advocate for her community.
After Wood Street encampment sweep, homeless people stay
By Zack Haber on The City of Oakland had planned to move dozens of houseless people from the Wood Street encampment between November 8 and 10, but residents remained in the area after the attempted closure operation.
Community grows on Wood Street
By Dayton Andrews on Faced with displacement, bonds between residents are strengthening Located at the edge of West Oakland, it spans several blocks along
Wood Street encampment residents host memorial
By Zack Haber on More than a dozen unhoused Oakland residents and housing justice advocates gathered on the afternoon of February 15 just west of Wood and 24th Streets to memorialize unhoused local residents who’ve passed away.