April 27, 2020 Housing justice advocates, homeless people protest at Mayor Libby Schaaf’s home More than 20 housing justice activists, including six homeless Oakland residents, protested outside of Mayor Libby Schaaf’s home last Monday to demand shelter and…
October 24, 2019 After years of pressure, controversial Berkeley campus cop retires Many of Berkeley’s homeless residents and civil rights advocates still question why the university appeared to stand by Officer Sean Aranas for so long despite years of complaints against him.
September 25, 2019 Presidential candidate Julián Castro visits Oakland homeless camp Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro, a Democratic candidate for president, visited a sprawling homeless encampment in Oakland on Wednesday…
August 6, 2019 Masked gunmen reportedly set RVs on fire in West Oakland A woman living in an RV in West Oakland was forced out by two masked men with guns who threatened to light her on…
November 8, 2018 The crack in Oakland’s jewel In early October, the city of Oakland put the finishing touches on its third Tuff Shed camp. The small yard of 20 plastic sheds,…
April 4, 2018 Fire and Fortune A year after a fire killed four people at a San Pablo Avenue building for low-income people, many of the former residents are still suffering. The owners of the building? Not so much.