March 30: Lt Yoell led an operation which led to the arrest of Father Weeks based on information provided from a police snitch who claims that he was sexually abused over 10 years ago. Donny Ratcliff, acting administrator and chaplain at the abbey, said Tuesday that the charges against Weeks were bogus and characterized his arrest as retribution for having briefly sheltered Verse earlier this month.

March 16: In a packed city hall, with scores of residents and organizations from Critical Resistance to the ACLU given 1 minute to speak their piece about the city locking people out of homes and schools, the Oakland City Council approved a new draft of the "Nuisance Eviction Ordinance" 6-0 with 1 abstention; a final vote will take place at the next meeting on April 6.

March 15: Councilman De La Fuente whipped up a mob of 200 locals to protest outside of Verse's then residence at St. Patrick's Abbey, and then followed up by having an Eviction Notice served to Father Weeks and all the residents at the East Oakland location.
"Councilman De La Fuente wants to run for Mayor of Oakland, but only hurts people in this town. If he becomes Mayor someday, I would consider moving to another City. De La Fuente came by and pushed me around while a cop stood by watching, and I asked to have De La Fuente arrested. I was told that I could file a complaint downtown, if I wanted to," said Weeks.

Eviction Ordinance Not the Answer | Take Action Against the NEO: Precint Walking in De La Fuente and Larry Reid's Districts, Call or Email Your Councilmember, and Speak Out Against NEO at the Next Oakland City Council Meeting on April 6 at 6pm