Landlords trying to evict over a lease violation will have to prove that it caused them “substantial actual injury.”
Author Archives: Natalie Orenstein
Natalie Orenstein covers housing and homelessness for The Oaklandside. She was previously on staff at Berkeleyside, where her extensive reporting on the legacy of school desegregation received recognition from the Society of Professional Journalists NorCal and the Education Writers Association. Natalie’s reporting has also appeared in The J Weekly, The San Francisco Chronicle and elsewhere, and she’s written about public policy for a number of research institutes and think tanks. Natalie lives in Oakland, grew up in Berkeley, and has only left her beloved East Bay once, to attend Pomona College.
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From strollers to wheelchairs, can Oakland build housing that’s accessible to all?
The city has set a goal of adopting a “universal design” ordinance to build apartments and houses that work for a wider range of residents.
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More than a newspaper: For its vendors, Street Spirit provided a job and fostered friendships
The East Bay homeless publication has lost its funding. If it’s not revived, dozens will lose income, and customers will lose connection.
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Evictions cases are rising fast after end of Alameda County moratorium
Oakland’s moratorium is still in place but ends in July. Berkeley’s expires Aug. 31.
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83 affordable apartments proposed for a vacant corner in deep East Oakland
It’s the third project in the neighborhood from a Santa Cruz-based developer partnering with local churches to build housing.
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Oakland home-building back on track, but affordable housing still lags
Construction withered at the start of the pandemic, but building has since rebounded. The development boom of 2018 is long past, however.
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Students want the Peralta Community College District to build housing
The district has plans for a 200-300 bed dorm in Alameda, but community members say more is needed.
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Oakland’s top homelessness official cut as part of Thao budget shakeup
Mayor Sheng Thao wants to replace the high-profile homelessness administrator role, which the city has struggled to fill, with two lower-level positions.
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New plan ditches controversial marina and adds 600 apartments to Brooklyn Basin
The massive development on Oakland’s waterfront would pack in even more housing under a proposal the City Council will consider next week.
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With obituaries, we’re sharing Oakland’s history through the people who lived it
The Oaklandside is now publishing free obituaries written by members of the community. Here’s why.
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As Oakland closes its largest homeless camp, some residents resist, others move on
Fifty people have agreed to move away from Wood Street during the protracted, weeks-long closure.
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Eli Wolfe joins The Oaklandside to cover City Hall
Wolfe, who previously covered local government in San Jose, shares his vision for the beat and why he wants to hear from Oakland readers.
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Oakland’s eviction moratorium will end July 15
At a City Council meeting that lasted until midnight, officials voted to sunset the pandemic policy while adopting new tenant protections.
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When to end Oakland’s eviction moratorium? Council will decide Tuesday
Officials will also decide whether to increase the support for displaced Coliseum Connections tenants to $4 million.
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BART is gearing up to build housing at its Rockridge station
The transit agency held an open house this week to gather input on development at Oakland’s northernmost BART station.
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What’s next for Oakland’s guaranteed income program?
The pilot, which lasted two years thanks to an anonymous donor, is coming to an end in June.
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Broken glass ‘showering’ sidewalks from a downtown Oakland highrise
Tenants say shards of glass have repeatedly fallen on their balconies and the sidewalks of 17th Street and Broadway.
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Man’s death highlights danger of extreme weather for Oakland’s unhoused residents
On even the most rainy nights, there are homeless shelter beds available. Why do they go empty?
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Residents of tiny-home village by Lake Merritt told shelter will close in June
An affordable housing project is planned for the E. 12th Street parcel, which is currently the site of a city-run homeless shelter.
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The beginning of the end of Oakland’s eviction moratorium?
Councilmembers say the eviction ban should be phased out while new tenant protections are created.
