Local Renters News In Brief

Renters News In Brief--Tuesday--6/10/02

In todays big renters news in the East Bay, Oakland tenant activists turned in over 36,000 collected signatures to place a Just Cause Innitiative on the November Ballot.

If passed by the voters, the innitiative will compell Oaklands notorious landlords to rethink their forced relocation policy known as the eviction for profit system. For renters, it will mean that they have an opportunity to defend theirselves from un-just evictions by the notorius landlords.

During todays record blazing heat, over 100 anti-eviction activists (20 different groups) from around the East Bay showed up for an event at the Oakland City Hall, to turn in over 36,000 collected signatures to the City Clerks office.

With 3 guest speakers uniting the crowd for what has been described as a beautiful moment, the joy and excitement of the crowd over flowed into the halls of City Hall as activists shouted out "JUST CAUSE" while box after box of signatures were safely delivered to be inspected by election officials.

Election Officials have until the end of July, 2002, to get the
innitiative written into the Ballot Measures to be voted upon in November by Oakland voters, and the activist community will be watching very closely to make sure that no corrupt funny business takes place along the way.

In other renters news, Oakland activists are heading to
Oakland City Hall on Tuesday ( 5/11/02 ) evening around 6:30 p.m., to sign up as speakers to oppose the new rent regulations and to oppose Mayor Jerry Browns efforts to use set aside funding money for affordable housing on a venture with the BILLIONAIRES from Forrest City Enterprises in a scheme to bring wealthy settlers into Oakland. They want to steal from the poor to give to the rich on this scheme...

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More Renters News

Poor Magazine Housing Stories/Click below...

http://www.poormagazine.com/index.cfm?L1=news&story=636&pg=1

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Robbers focus on Tenants. Click on story below.

http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82%25E1726%257E642603,00.html

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To Much Affordable Housing in Alameda, Ca?

To qualify, a family of four, for instance, would need to earn no more than $60,000 yearly and a single person no more than $32,000. HOMES leaders say there needs to be more housing for people earning$80,000 to $100,000 annually.

Click on story below...

http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82%257E1726%257E647391,00.html

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Homeowners march on City Hall/Click below for story.

http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82%257E1726%257E645381,00.html

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In a deal meant to enrich billionairs even further, Mayor Jerry Brown wants to
take $51 million away from future funding for Oaklands affordable housing projects,
and a planned homeless shelter if the deal with Forrest City Enterprises is approved.
Chronicle Story below about the Oakland/Forrest City Enterprises deal fails to
mention the potential loss of set aside funding for affordable housing meant for the
local non-profit housing organizations /Homeless Shelter. Forrest City Enterprises is
owned by 3 wealthy families (Miller/Radner/Shaffron) worth over $4 BILLION.

Chronicle Story about FCE/Jerry Brown Deal. Click below...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/05/26/BA161811.DTL

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IMC-Homeless Shelter Story/Now threatened...Click below

http://www.indybay.org/news/2002/02/116657.php