The county extended its eviction moratorium, one of the strictest around. Oakland also has new renter protections.
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 grew up in Berkeley and has only left her beloved East Bay once, to attend Pomona College.
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¿Vivió en la calle en Oakland, Berkeley o Emeryville? Caltrans podría deberle dinero.
Las personas que viven en la calle y cuyas pertenencias fueron confiscadas pueden hacer un reclamo. Aquí le decimos cómo hacerlo.
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Are you unhoused in Oakland, Berkeley, or Emeryville? Caltrans might owe you money
Homeless people whose belongings were confiscated can file a claim under a new settlement. Here’s how.
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More county hotels for homeless housing, and activists launch their own program
Alameda County could buy the hotels it’s renting. “Hotels Not Graves” secures more Oakland rooms for unhoused people.
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Despite the COVID eviction freeze, these Oakland tenants might be legally displaced
Housing attorneys say they’re seeing more landlords invoke the Ellis Act during the pandemic.
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East Bay teens on pandemics, protests, and the people in their lives
We asked eight teenagers in Oakland and Berkeley about their relationships, and how they’ve had to change.
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Oakland renters might get more protection from harassment and evictions
Tenants say they need more protections during the pandemic. Landlords worry the new rules could be abused.
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Call 911 for a counselor? Oakland will pilot one alternative to police
The MACRO program will replace officers with mental health counselors and EMTs to respond to nonviolent emergencies.
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Community leaders say Alameda County might be reopening too fast
“We’re watching a future disparity in the making,” said one doctor pushing for more transparency.
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Caltrans orders West Oakland homeless campers to leave for a site clean-up
The agency began clearing out the Wood Street camp—one of Oakland’s largest—early Tuesday morning.