As the nation celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced what she called a “historic deal,” which was : A) A win for civil disobedience. B) A big-hearted move by a Redondo Beach-based housing speculator. C) Skillful local leadership to address homelessness. D) All of the above.
Dominique Walker speaks on behalf of fellow Moms 4 Housing members during a news conference outside the house they have occupied in Oakland.Those new owners will be low-income families or affordable housing operators that will keep the properties accessible for Oakland’s most vulnerable residents, Schaaf said.
The mothers squatted in the home for two months, until Alameda County sheriff’s deputies, their guns drawn,. Two of the women and two male supporters were arrested at the time. In her news conference, Schaaf was coy about the broader ramifications of Moms 4 Housing’s actions — breaking into an empty house owned by someone else and living there without the owner’s consent. To the group, that’s appropriate protest. To Wedgewood, that’s theft.
Schaaf said that she spent two days trying to reach Wedgewood’s chief executive, Greg Geiser, after the eviction and arrests. And since Thursday, she said she spent considerable time negotiating with him. Their first conversation lasted an hour and was “deeply personal,” she said.
Break the law in CA and you will be rewarded 🤦🏾♂️
So, breaking the law and squatting actually works.
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So who is going to pay their property taxes, utilities, upkeep, etc..?
'will get their house back' Umm....... it was never 'their house'
WeAllHaveADutyToCareForOneAnother. Even landlords…
Great!!!!