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DESCRIPTION:Angry Community, Tenant and Senior Groups Protest Outside ‘Eviction 
 workshop’ In Oakland Put On by Major Funder of Prop. 98\n\nGroups Also 
 Calls Prop 98 a Trick and Blasts Deceptive \nNew Yes on 98 Radio Ads 
 \n\nWHAT:  News conference and picket Friday with dozens of seniors, 
 tenants and community organizations who will protest outside the Apartment 
 Owners Association of California’s “eviction workshop.”  Participants 
 will alert voters as to who is funding the deceptive Proposition 98 on the 
 June 3rd ballot, and will blast the deceptive tactics and advertising by 
 the landlords bankrolling the Yes on Prop. 98 campaign.  New Yes on 98 
 radio ads by apartment and mobile home park owners began airing Tuesday in 
 the Bay Area and throughout the state. \n\nSpeakers:   Members of St. 
 Peter’s Housing and Just Cause Oakland\n                    Renters, 
 families and seniors impacted by Prop. 98\n\nBACKGROUND:   Apartment and 
 mobile home park owners have spent millions to place Proposition 98 on 
 California’s June 3 statewide ballot.  Landlords and organizations that 
 represent them have contributed more than 80% of funding behind Prop. 98.  
 Supporters of Prop. 98 deceptively claim Prop. 98 is about “eminent 
 domain reform.” But the landlords don’t care about eminent domain. 
 Hidden provisions in Proposition 98 would abolish rent control and renter 
 protections, devastating millions of California seniors and families. 
 \n\nThe AOA is the third largest contributor to Proposition 98 contributing 
 over $400,000 to the campaign. The association’s President, Dan Faller, a 
 right-wing firebrand has become infamous on the internet lately for his 
 labeling of tenants and politicians who support them as “Terrorists.” 
 (see article here)\n\nAt a time when rents are steadily increasing in the 
 Bay Area, the proposal to end rent control and other rent protections is 
 extremely unpopular with local residents. Renters make up about 60% of 
 Oakland’s population and over 20,000 units in Oakland are covered by the 
 City’s rent ordinance, which only allows a modest annual increase on 
 rental properties.\n\nHousing rights groups like Just Cause Oakland are 
 mounting a major campaign to educate and mobilize voters against Prop 98 
 and to support the alternative measure, Proposition 99, that would not 
 impact renters negatively.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/24/18494879.php
SUMMARY:Protest ‘Eviction workshop’ in Oakland Put On by Major Funder of Prop. 98
LOCATION:Oakland Airport Hilton, 1 Hegenberger Road, Oakland, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/24/18494879.php
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