The MACRO program will replace officers with mental health counselors and EMTs to respond to nonviolent emergencies.
Category: Housing & Homelessness
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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.
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Evictions in Oakland and the pandemic: everything you wanted to know
We asked residents what questions they have about Oakland’s eviction moratorium, then asked experts to provide answers.
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How we’ll report on housing and homelessness
Every aspect of daily life in Oakland intersects with housing, in ways visible and unseen.
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Oakland’s old Lake Merritt Lodge will become a COVID-19 homeless shelter
Advocates hope Alameda County will buy other empty buildings to become housing for unsheltered Oaklanders.
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Should funds for parks and homeless services pay for Oakland cops?
A decision on how to spend Measure Q revenue comes as activists urge the city to “defund the police.”
