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Posts Tagged ‘Joe DeVries’

Oakland City Council committee checks progress on solutions for homelessness

By Katey Rusch | March 6, 2019 | 1
RVs line the street near the Home Depot in Oakland's Fruitvale Neighborhood.

The City of Oakland is working to provide safe sites for homeless living in their RVs and more sanitation services at encampments in an effort to help address the city’s homeless crisis.

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Fire sweeps The Village homeless camp for the second time this fall

By Sarah Trent | November 2, 2018 | 6

A fire tore through The Village on Friday, destroying tents belonging to 15 people and causing further concerns about the safety of homeless encampments.

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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 eyes use of Caltrans properties to expand Tuff Shed program

By Katey Rusch | October 2, 2018 | 3
Oakland city staff are eying a 39,000 square foot Caltrans property off Mandela Parkway in West Oakland as the next potential Tuff Shed site.

City staff look to use new law, AB 3139, to expand Oakland’s Tuff Shed program onto property owned by Caltrans.

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