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Posts Tagged ‘encampment’

Homeless encampment eviction at Lake Merritt thwarted by protesters

By Katey Rusch | October 25, 2018 | 1
Homeless residents living under the 12th Street Bridge near Lake Merritt vowed not to leave during an encampment.

Residents living under the 12th Street bridge stave off an encampment clearing while residents at another homeless encampment, “The Village,” prepare to relocate.

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City of Oakland approaches deadline to find housing for homeless living in encampment

By Tian Chenwei | February 7, 2017 | 4
Rayetta Simon stood in front of her home--city's first temporarily sanctioned encampment in West Oakland.

Oakland’s six-month program to provide fundamental public services and housing resources at its first sanctioned homeless encampment is two-thirds complete. Yet with less than two months to go, the city is still left with lots of work to reach its goal.

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