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Posts Tagged ‘Tuff Sheds’

Protesters arrested for camping in front of Oakland City Hall released from jail

By Jocelyn Tabancay | November 27, 2019
Photo credit: Oakland Police Officers stand outside protesters’ tents in Frank H. Ogawa Plaza on Sunday night. Photo courtesy of East Oakland Collective

All 22 protesters arrested late Sunday in front of Oakland City Hall have been released from Santa Rita Jail as of late Tuesday night.

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Oakland women aim to “eradicate homelessness” by fundraising to build cabin communities

By Ellie Lightfoot | September 18, 2019 | 1

Oakland residents have started a trend to independently fund cabin communities for the homeless.

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Can tiny houses be an answer for students without a home?

By Wyatt Kroopf | December 12, 2018 | 1
Armani Turner and Aquantay Morris, two student-athletes at Laney College, live in a prototype tiny house built by their peers at Laney.

Laney College students, who were homeless, have moved into a Pocket House—a type of tiny house—that could serve as part of a solution to the housing crisis in Oakland.

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Oakland prepares to move homeless to new “Northgate Cabins” site

By Caron Creighton | May 4, 2018 | 3

In late April, in a formerly empty lot at the corner of Northgate Avenue and 27th Street in Oakland, the city installed 20 sheds that will house up to 40 people who are currently living on the street. This area, being referred to by the city as the “Northgate Cabins,” is supposed to serve as…

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