Take Action Against the NEO: Precint Walk, Call, Email, Showup at City Council on April 6

We're hitting the streets to let people know the NEO hurts Oakland tenants!

Please join us in talking to neighbors in East Oakland about the impact the NEO will have and to urge them to contact their coucil person, Larry Reid, to oppose it.

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WHERE: Fruitvale BART (for Del La Fuente's district)
WHEN: Saturday 4/3 at 2:00pm
RSVP to Sitara (croakland [at] criticalresistance.org or 510-444-0484), so we know how many to expect.

The City Council will hear the second reading of the NEO on APRIL 6. PLEASE BE THERE TO LET THE CITY COUNCIL KNOW OAKLAND TENANTS OPPOSE THE NEO!

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On April 6, Oakland City Council looks likeley to pass a frightening
ordinance called the "Nuisance Eviction Ordinance" (NEO). This ordinance would give landlords, neighbors and the police the ability to evict tenants for actions considered "nuisances" without:
a) charging tenants with a crime or
b) having any real evidence.
This ordinance threatens everyone's rights who lives in Oakland. Councilmember Larry Reid has introduced this measure
supposedly to increase safety in Oakland.

What will this Nuisance Eviction Ordinance mean for Oakland?
* abuse - tenants will be evicted without evidence or due process
* increased homelessness
* families torn apart
* decreased safety in our communities
* the likelihood of increased racial profiling, and a disproportionate
impact on communities of color and other marginalized Oakland communities.

What you can do:
- COME TO THE APRIL 6 MEETING AT 6PM, at Oakland City Hall!
We need to show that there is opposition to this ordinance.
- Call City Council members to tell them to vote NO on
the Nuisance Eviction Ordinance
- Email / fax City Council members to tell them to vote NO (see sample email below)

Please also sign up to speak at the APRIL 6 City Council meeting:
http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/city_clerk/testclerk.cfm.
Let croakland [at] criticalresistance.org know if you've signed up, so we know how many people are coming out in support.

More about this ordinance is at the bottom of this email. This email also includes a sample email to send to city council members, and the phone numbers of city council members.

Questions? Call 510-444-0484, or email croakland [at] criticalresistance.org.

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Sample email (email addresses are to all council members & Jerry Brown).
Please copy and add your own comments and include your name and address at the bottom.

nnadel [at] oaklandnet.com, cityochang [at] aol.com, dbrooks [at] oaklandnet.com,
dwan [at] oaklandnet.com, lreid [at] oaklandnet.com, jquan [at] oaklandnet.com,
cityclerk [at] oaklandnet.com, officeofthemayor [at] oaklandnet.com,
jbrunner [at] oaklandnet.com, idelafuente [at] oaklandnet.com

I am writing you today to urge you to vote NO on the Nuisance Eviction Ordinance which comes before you on APRIL 6. A "NO" vote on the Nuisance Eviction Ordinance (NEO) means that you understand that:

- the NEO does not address public safety in our communities -- instead, it criminalizes and exiles members of the community without providing real solutions to problems in our communities.

- The NEO will increase homelessness, which our city does not have the resources to deal with.

- The NEO will destroy families by not permitting families to live together.

- Denying people housing will not make Oakland safer.

- Oakland needs a comprehensive approach to safety that deals with our community's real needs: housing, services, and jobs.

- Everyone in our community deserves stable housing.

I urge you to vote NO on the Nuisance Eviction Ordinance.

Sincerely,

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CALL OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS - ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN THEIR
DISTRICT:
Find out what district you live in:
http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/council/city-officials.html
District 1: Jane Brunner, 238-7001 (tel) or 238-6910 (fax)
District 2: Danny Wan, Phone: (510) 238-7002, FAX: (510) 238-6910
District 3: Nancy Nadel, 238-7003 (tel) or 238-6129 (fax)
District 4: Jean Quan, tel: 510/238-7004, fax: 510/238-6129
District 5: Ignacio de la Fuente, 238-7005 (tel) or 238-6910 (fax)
District 6: Desley Brooks, 238-7006 (tel) or 238-6129 (fax)
District 7: Larry Reid, 238-7007 (tel) or 238-6910 (fax)
At Large: Henry Chang Jr., 238-7008 (tel) or 238-6938 (fax)