Mar10; Confrontation of Oakland's Renovation Schemes To Displace the Poor!

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ACTION ALERT:
Mar10; Confrontation of Oakland's Renovation Schemes To Displace the Poor!

START DATE:
Tuesday March 10

TIME:
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Location Details:

CEDA Meeting
Oakland City Hall
Hearing Room One
(First Floor)

Event Type:
Protest / Action / Speakers Needed

Contact Name
The Revolt

Email Address
operationrevolt [at] ahoo.com


Join The Confrontation Against The Transfer Of OCHI Properties & The Major Housing Renovation Plans To Displace Hundreds of Oakland's Poor From Their Housing!

Oakland has a major housing crisis happening, and there is a shortage of housing available to relocate people to who's residential buildings face major renovation proposals!

Protesters and speakers are urgently needed to speak out against Oakland's major housing renovation schemes meant to displace the poor from residential rental locations citywide, including properties owned by Oakland Community Housing, INC. (OCHI).

Protesters and Speakers Needed To Say No Oakland's Renovation Schemes!

Where: Oakland City Hall
at the 2:pm CEDA Meeting
(Come early to be a speaker/protester in meeting)
-First Floor-
Hearing Room One

When: March 10, @ 2:pm
(Come early to sign up as speaker)

On March 10, CEDA members plan to vote to approve millions in funding for major residential renovation projects that will displace hundreds of Oakland's poor in coming months!

On March 10, CEDA members also plan to vote on giving the City the power to transfer properties owned by Oakland Communty Housing, INC. (OCHI), to greedy developers who will displace OCHI's renters with major renovation projects! Say NO to the transfer of OCHI properties!

Click on list of OCHI properties below...

http://web.archive.org/web/20080207064709/http://www.ochi.org/communities/apts.htm

The following list of properties will be voted on by CEDA members offering millions of dollars in funding to displace Oakland's poor through major renovation proposals.

Sign up as a speaker for each agenda item listed below, to say no to each renovation proposal listed below!

Drachma Housing Project Located At 1428 8th Street, 1510 9th Street, 1711 Goss Street, 1030 Wood Street, 1479 12th Street, 1107 Center Street, and 1503 12th Street. (Renovation project)

The Effie's House Project Located At 829 East 19th St. (21 unit renovation project)

The Hugh Taylor House Project Located At 1935 Seminary Avenue. (43 unit renovation project)

Eldridge Gonaway Commons Project Located At 1165 Third Avenue. (40 unit renovation project - OCHI owned)

The Foothill Plaza Rental Project Located At 6311 Foothill Boulevard. (54 units - OCHI owned)

Marin Way Court Apartments Project Located At 2000 International Boulevard. (20 unit renovation project - OCHI owned)

The Oaks Hotel Project Located At 587 15th Street. (84 SRO's renovation project - OCHI owned)

The Slim Jenkins Court Project Located At 700 Willow Street. (32 unit renovation project - OCHI owned)

The Posada De Colores Apartments Project Located At 2221 Fruitvale Avenue. (Renovation project including 2 buildings with around 100 units in one, plus 100 tenants or more in the other building.)

Be There, March 10 CEDA meeting @2:pm
(Come early to sign up as speaker)