Homeless moms evicted from Oakland home allowed to return following backlash

Space_Time · Jan 21, 2020

What kind of a precedent does this set? I'm not against citizens and government working together to address the homeless issue. Will this lead to ore squatting and not just in CA:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...me-allowed-return-following-backlash-n1119106

Homeless moms evicted from Oakland home allowed to return following backlash

The eviction of two moms, Dominique Walker and Sameerah Karim, from a vacant home sparked debate over the lack of affordable housing in the region.

Dominique Walker, right, speaks for herself and on behalf of fellow Moms 4 Housing members during a press conference outside the house they have occupied in Oakland, Calif., on Jan. 10, 2020.

Jan. 21, 2020, 7:54 AM MST

By The Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. — Homeless mothers who were evicted last week from an Oakland, California, house where they were squatting plan to move back after speculators agreed to sell the property to a nonprofit organization, it was announced Monday.

Wedgewood Inc. will sell the home to the Oakland Community Land Trust, which buys and fixes up property for affordable housing. The group plans to allow women from the group Moms 4 Housing to return, Mayor Libby Schaaf announced.
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