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DESCRIPTION:In recent weeks, unhoused residents of the Wood Street Community who reside 
 on the southern side of Wood st on Caltrans land were served eviction 
 notices by officers of the Oakland Police Department. These residents were 
 told that they would either have to move to an already populated area past 
 Wood Street and West Grand Avenue or risk having their vehicles towed and 
 possessions confiscated by the Oakland Police Department. \n\nDue to the 
 Coronavirus Pandemic, there has been an official “moratorium” on sweeps 
 of houseless communities. Caltrans justifies breaking this law because they 
 claim that the area in question is fire hazardous and “unsafe” to live 
 in. This is ridiculous because their position overlooks a very basic fact: 
 being homeless is inherently unsafe! They want to kick people out of an 
 “unsafe” area so they can move people to another crowded and unsafe 
 location. This goes directly against strict guidelines about social 
 distancing. The proposed eviction is consistent with the incompetence and 
 inhumanity of the City of Oakland which hasn’t even provided basic 
 resources for residents of Wood Street like access to clean water, hand 
 washing stations, proper garbage disposal, or housing. \n\nThe global 
 Coronavirus Pandemic still rages on, with almost four hundred and fifty 
 thousand people killed in the past four months alone. It is clear that 
 forced displacement would put Wood Street Community residents and all 
 houseless people at a greater risk of infection and death. Furthermore, as 
 the country continues to see mass protests against police brutality and 
 white supremacy, it should not be overlooked that Oakland police is on the 
 front lines of carrying out the city’s planned eviction at the direction 
 of Caltrans. The fact that OPD has taken the lead on handing out eviction 
 notices shows that the police do not serve the interests of working class 
 black people – who make up the majority of Wood Street Community 
 residents. \n\nWe are calling for a press conference to take place at 
 Oakland City Hall scheduled on Monday, June 22nd at 3pm to bring attention 
 to the illegal eviction of Wood Street Community residents and their 
 ongoing resistance to eviction and the broader trend of inhumane practices 
 by city and state governments towards working class people and houseless 
 communities. \n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/06/18/18834306.php
SUMMARY:Houseless Community Mounts Defense Against Illegal Eviction
LOCATION:Oakland City Hall\n1 Frank H Ogawa Plaza\nOakland, CA 94612
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/06/18/18834306.php
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