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The first, introduced by Mayor Sheng Thao’s office on May 24, includes $63 million in one-time funds that could \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11987568/oakland-coliseum-sale-expected-to-help-city-avoid-drastic-budget-cuts\">come from the Coliseum sale\u003c/a> as well as a contingency plan in the event those funds aren’t available by September. 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On Friday, Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas said she was confident that negotiations on the Coliseum sale were on track.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The alternative budget\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The council’s other budget option forgoes using Coliseum sale funds from the get-go \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">— \u003c/span>with the opportunity to add back services if the funds become available.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That would allow for a “smoother and slightly more flexible” reduction in services than the contingency budget, Johnson said, but it involves similar \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">—\u003c/span> though slightly fewer \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">—\u003c/span> cuts to public safety resources. One fewer fire engine company would be browned out. and Oakland PD would be able to maintain 10 more sworn officers. Hiring violence prevention positions would be delayed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This budget plan would also assure that the bond-funded capital investment projects could progress, Johnson said in his presentation.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Where the council stands\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Before Friday’s meeting, Councilmember Dan Kalb called the cuts that would have to be made without Coliseum sale funds “horribly draconian.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are making some tough decisions,” he told KQED. “The $63 million allows us to spread that out instead of having to do all of those things now, which would be a huge impact, a huge punch in the gut to the city.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Councilmember Janani Ramachandran believes that using those funds would be irresponsible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The money that would be sale proceeds from the Coliseum is non-existent at this point,” she told KQED. “We don’t have a deal signed, and we’re nowhere near having a deal signed. 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"content": "\u003cp>Following \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101894410/oakland-mayor-sheng-thao-interim-police-chief-respond-to-concerns-over-crime\">a recent uptick in reported crime\u003c/a>, Oakland city leaders plan to evaluate — and potentially expand — several key services and agencies focused on preventing and responding to violence and theft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Oakland City Council early Wednesday morning passed a \u003ca href=\"https://oakland.legistar.com/gateway.aspx?M=F&ID=95b35524-694d-401c-8ef5-c78ed8a14fda.pdf\">resolution (PDF)\u003c/a> directing the city administrator to evaluate how to hire and retain more 911 dispatchers and police officers, expand violence prevention programs, and create a grant program to provide surveillance equipment for local businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The increase in crime and the violent nature of some of those crimes over the past several months is just unacceptable,” Councilmember Dan Kalb, who proposed the resolution, told KQED. “We have to do as much as we can to help reduce crime in the short- and long-term.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11927904,news_11961636,forum_2010101890809,news_11928655]Crime rates in Oakland are significantly lower than they were throughout much of the 1990s and at a peak in 2012. But there has been a more recent uptick that’s put many residents on edge, including a 17% increase in violent incidents such as homicide and aggravated assault compared to this time last year, and a 44% increase in burglary and other property crimes, according to \u003ca href=\"https://cityofoakland2.app.box.com/s/sjiq7usfy27gy9dfe51hp8arz5l1ixad/file/1280647384290\">the city’s police department (PDF)\u003c/a>. The rate of vehicle theft in the city has also nearly doubled since before the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among its numerous goals, the broad public safety resolution orders the city administrator to produce a report outlining possible measures the city can take to address its short-staffed 911 dispatch center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland needs to fill at least 16 vacancies for 911 dispatchers, a position that offers a competitive salary — about $110,000 annually — but is emotionally draining work, with high rates of turnover.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2020, an Alameda County Grand Jury found that the Oakland Police Department was \u003ca href=\"https://grandjury.acgov.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/city-of-oakland-response-1.pdf\">not answering emergency calls fast enough and was failing to adhere to state standards (PDF)\u003c/a>, which dictate that 95% of a department’s 911 calls be answered within 15 seconds. A 2022 report shows that Oakland’s emergency communication center only \u003ca href=\"https://grandjury.acgov.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2022-23-GJ-Full-Report-Consolodated.pdf\">responded to about half of its calls within that time window (PDF)\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The resolution also calls for recommendations on ways the city could create and implement a new grant program for small businesses looking to purchase security cameras.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, Tuesday’s vote requires the city to evaluate and report on its \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/topics/oaklands-ceasefire-strategy\">CeaseFire program\u003c/a> and other public safety programs, like the Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland (MACRO), which dispatches mental health workers to handle certain non-violent 911 calls in an effort to free up police officers for more dangerous situations and divert them from incidents that may be better handled by mental health experts. Additionally, the vote requires the city administrator to do a cost-benefit analysis of the city’s walking beat officers and non-police ambassadors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The resolution also calls for legislation to create and fund an abbreviated police academy, also known as lateral police academies, in the current budget cycle, in order to “get some experienced officers in place more quickly than it takes with brand new officers, which takes a long, long time,” Kalb said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While nearly every council member supported the resolution, some members of the public called in to say they disagreed with the fast-tracked police academy idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Tuesday night’s city council meeting, Oakland interim police chief Darren Alison stated that the lateral police academies “have not been wildly successful in the past.” He cited a past example where the Oakland Police Department ran one such academy. The program brought in 22 applicants, and none were successfully hired.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kalb’s resolution is also looking for additional support from federal agencies, like the FBI, to assist Oakland in investigating unsolved homicides and shootings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, at 714 sworn officers, Oakland currently has more police than it’s ever had, Thao recently told KQED. In addition, she said, the governor has assigned six additional California Highway Patrol officers to work with the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other public speakers and council members expressed concern over the focus on adding police instead of meeting basic needs and addressing the underlying reasons why robberies and other crimes have increased recently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The child tax credit ended, food stamps in California were slashed,” said Councilmember Carroll Fife. “What we need to do is make people feel safe by making sure their everyday needs are taken care of.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Misty Cross, a mother and member of the Moms of Magnolia Street housing activist group, said to the council, “We got to talk about the issues that are creating this. When I think about the robberies and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11959799/how-to-avoid-a-car-break-in-bay-area\">bipping\u003c/a> and everything going on, and people who are committing these crimes, these are people in poverty, these are people adapting to their survival mode.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11959799 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/GettyImages-1258762861-1-1-1020x680.jpg']All findings and recommendations stemming from the resolution are due by the end of 2023.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mayor Sheng Thao on Monday told KQED the city is working on many of the challenges the city plans to probe, including securing funding to expand police patrols, auditing the city’s gun violence prevention program, and approving 300 additional surveillance cameras around the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She also said she is working to obtain drones to assist police response to shootings. This comes after several recent homicides, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2023/09/16/mother-of-two-killed-by-stray-bullet-in-oakland-friday-night/\">a mother of two who was shot and killed\u003c/a> by a stray bullet on Friday night as she sat on a couch in her Laurel District home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mayor, however, admitted that the city recently \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2023/09/15/oakland-misses-state-grant-retail-theft/\">missed a key deadline\u003c/a> to apply for potentially millions of dollars in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11961449/california-targets-smash-and-grabs-with-267-million-program-aimed-at-brazen-store-thefts\">state funding to help combat retail theft\u003c/a>. San Francisco, San José, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Palo Alto are among the many cities across the state that will receive funding over the next three years to buy surveillance equipment, build up investigative units, increase foot patrols, and prosecute more theft cases — but Oakland will not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thao attributed the mishap in part to “a personnel issue,” including understaffing in the city’s Economic Workforce Development Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re putting in measures and mechanisms so that we would never miss an opportunity like this again,” Thao said. “It is very disappointing. I’m highly disappointed in myself.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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Much like its neighbor, San Francisco, Oakland’s precarious funding position comes from a one-two punch: a loss of pandemic-related federal assistance which previously bailed out the city to the tune of $188 million, and the new reality of shrinking tax revenue post-pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco relied on one-time sources of revenue to plug large portions of its funding gaps. Oakland, however, made significant structural changes to its spending to address the shortfall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The $4.2 billion two-year budget approved by the Oakland City Council enshrines some of Thao’s budget-saving maneuvers, like freezing positions across Oakland government to shore up the funding deficit, including more than 100 vacancies in the Oakland Police Department, and consolidating some city departments. That includes rolling homelessness services into the Department of Housing & Community Development and merging two agencies to create a new one, the Department of Children, Youth and Families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the Oakland City Council rolled back major cuts Thao proposed to non-police violence prevention services, though not to the level of previous years. 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Those services help more than 11,500 Oaklanders annually, according to the mayor’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Oakland City Council also committed more than $5 million in FEMA grants for each fiscal year to prevent fire department service cuts, which would’ve seen some fire engine companies alternate when they’re active, essentially spreading them thin to cover a wider geographic area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Thao’s budget already contained $216 million for affordable housing, the council authorized an additional $8.8 million for funding to quickly purchase homes, when available, for the homeless.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What about the police?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Well, it’s complicated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Technically, the Oakland Police Department saw an increase in its overall budget, with raises for officers on the way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland’s 2021–2022 budget, for instance, spent $330 million on police, rising to $353 million in 2022–2023, $358 million in 2023–2024, and $364 million in the 2024–2025 budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But despite the budget increase, costs are rising in the police department, including salaries. To make up for that, the department will reduce the number of police academies, which according to Thao’s proposed budget could “result in OPD falling below the number of officers needed to address the public safety needs in Oakland.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland’s sworn police staff will shrink by 16 sworn positions to 710 in the latest budget. With various academies graduating officers, however, that number will fluctuate through June 2025. 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The financial plan includes some bright spots for community programs, including a beloved amusement park. The Oakland City Council opted to fund $86,400 for Children’s Fairyland, which has been operating in Lake Merritt for more than 70 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And after a community ambassador program found success in Oakland’s Chinatown, offering graffiti abatement, helping lost bystanders and offering violence prevention, the program will be expanded in other Oakland business corridors with $2 million in funding through 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other investments in Oakland life include $200,000 for programming in Frank Ogawa Plaza, $400,000 for a facade improvement program, and overtime funding for Triangle Incident Response in East Oakland, which offers crisis intervention expertise for shootings with serious injuries, homicides or gender-based violence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>After months of debate, Oakland’s eviction moratorium expired on Saturday, July 15. The move comes after Alameda County ended its public health emergency and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11947933/alameda-countys-eviction-moratorium-ends-saturday-whats-next-for-renters-and-landlords\">its own eviction moratorium back in April\u003c/a>. Oakland had been one of the last remaining cities in the country with this type of protection for tenants, along with San Francisco and Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the rest of Alameda County, \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2023/05/24/evictions-cases-are-rising-fast-after-end-of-alameda-county-moratorium/\">evictions spiked after the county’s moratorium was lifted, rising to above pre-pandemic highs\u003c/a>. With the majority of Oakland residents renting their homes, and the city \u003ca href=\"https://www.housinginitiative.org/uploads/1/3/2/9/132946414/hip_oakland_market_study_9-29-20_small.pdf\">having a higher percentage of renters compared to the county as a whole (PDF)\u003c/a>, many advocates fear that this change will lead to an even greater wave of evictions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#impacts\">\u003cstrong>What does the end of Oakland’s eviction moratorium mean for renters?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#evictions\">\u003cstrong>What can Oakland renters be evicted for starting July 15?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#backrent\">\u003cstrong>Do Oakland renters now have to pay back rent?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#advice\">\u003cstrong>Where can Oakland renters find legal advice and resources?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#landlords\">\u003cstrong>What should Oakland landlords know?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Evictions on the horizon\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“We’re all terrified to see [the moratorium] sunset,” said Anne Tamiko Omura, executive director of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.evictiondefensecenteroakland.org/\">Eviction Defense Center (EDC)\u003c/a>. “We’ve already seen the effects of the Alameda County moratorium sunsetting and the massive amounts of evictions that are being filed. So we can only imagine what’s waiting for us in Oakland.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2019, Tamiko Omura said, there were less than 4,000 evictions — but she expects that after the moratorium lifts, evictions will now surpass that number in less than three months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re a renter, this doesn’t necessarily mean you can be immediately evicted, as various tenant protections still remain in place and some were recently added by the Oakland City Council.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">\u003cstrong>Tell us: What else do you need information about right now?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Leah Simon-Weisberg, legal director of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.acceaction.org/renterhelp\">Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE)\u003c/a>, said her organization is “expecting to see a lot of evictions filed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Simon-Weisberg’s key message? “We’re working really hard to get the message out that you can’t be evicted for the rent that people may have accrued during the pandemic,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So what do you need to know about Oakland’s eviction moratorium expiring? If you’re an Oakland renter — or a landlord in the city — how will the end of the moratorium affect you? Keep reading for details on who can be evicted in Oakland and what renter protections continue to exist after July 15.\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"impacts\">\u003c/a>What does the end of the moratorium mean for renters?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In March 2020, the Oakland City Council adopted an eviction moratorium in response to the COVID-19 pandemic — which ensured that renters could not be evicted over unpaid rent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, there were actually \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/services/important-covid-19-information\">three renter protections Oakland put into place in 2020\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>All evictions were prohibited — unless they were on health or safety grounds, or under a state law that allows landlords to evict tenants if they’re permanently taking their units off the rental market (e.g., moving themselves or a family member into the unit).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>All late fees for nonpayment of rent were prohibited.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>All rent increases were prohibited unless they were established inflation adjustments or approved through a petition under \u003ca href=\"https://apps.oaklandca.gov/rappetitions/Petitions.aspx\">Oakland’s Rent Adjustment Program\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>So, what’s changing?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Starting July 15, \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/news/2023/oakland-eviction-moratorium-phase-out\">landlords will be able to evict for nonpayment of rent moving forward\u003c/a>. Landlords will also be able to once again charge late fees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, \u003cstrong>the moratorium on\u003c/strong> \u003cstrong>rent increases is not ending on July 15\u003c/strong>. That will remain in place until July 1, 2024, one year away. Until that date, all rent increases will remain prohibited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/news/2023/oakland-eviction-moratorium-phase-out\">See the details of what will change for Oakland renters and landlords starting July 1 on the city of Oakland’s website.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"evictions\">\u003c/a>What can Oakland renters now be evicted for, starting July 15?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Starting July 15, landlords in Oakland can now evict renters or terminate tenancies for any just cause, including not paying rent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because for most tenants rent is due on the first day of the month, this means that most Oakland renters will have to start paying their rent on or after August 1. And if they don’t, their landlord can start eviction proceedings. If you are someone who pays rent on the first of the month, be aware that \u003cstrong>your landlord could technically ask you on July 15 to pay half of your July rent\u003c/strong>.[aside label='More Guides from KQED' tag='audience-news']Oakland landlords can also resume charging their tenants late fees for late rent payments moving forward — but this does not include late payments during the moratorium period. So housing advocates stress that renters should start paying their landlord again as soon as their rent is due.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tenants can also now be evicted for having violated their lease in other ways during the eviction moratorium. To this end, the Oakland City Council did approve a “just cause” ordinance, which says that the landlord must show that the lease violation is based on a reasonable term that the tenant accepted in writing and \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2023/06/07/oakland-city-council-eviction-lease/\">it has to be a violation that causes substantial injury to the landlord\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additionally, city officials told KQED that a landlord cannot proceed with an eviction if the unit in question has not been registered with \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/resources/rent-registration-in-oakland-information-and-faqs\">the city’s rent registry\u003c/a> — something the city now requires for all rental units covered by rent control or “just cause” protections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"#advice\">\u003cstrong>Jump to more resources available to renters in Oakland.\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"backrent\">\u003c/a>Do Oakland renters have to pay back rent now that the eviction moratorium has expired?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Landlords in Oakland can demand back rent starting July 15, and can take tenants to small claims court. They can also ultimately pursue evictions for the back rent that was missed during the moratorium period.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, this development regarding back rent comes with two big caveats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, \u003cstrong>tenants cannot be evicted for any back rent owed between March 9, 2020, and July 14, 2021\u003c/strong>, if they can show that the missed payment was due to financial hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additionally, \u003cstrong>tenants cannot be evicted for owing less than one month of fair market rent during that period\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How do you show that your financial hardship or loss \u003cem>was\u003c/em> caused by the pandemic? Alameda County Housing Secure advises that “you should submit \u003ca href=\"https://www.ac-housingsecure.org/ac-eviction-moratorium-guide\">proof of your COVID-related loss of income or increase in expenses to your landlord\u003c/a> in the form of pay stubs, bank statements, a letter from your employer, child care bills or medical bills.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city of Oakland is also encouraging \u003ca href=\"https://cao-94612.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/Info-Sheet_Tenant-Repayment-Negotiation_EN_10.11.22_FINAL.pdf\">tenants and landlords to enter into repayment negotiations (PDF)\u003c/a>. Legally, repayment plans cannot come with late fees and cannot be conditioned on changes to the lease.[pullquote size='medium' align='right']Tenants cannot be evicted for rent owed between March 9, 2020, and July 14, 2021, as long as they can prove it was due to a COVID-19 related hardship.[/pullquote]Simon-Weisberg, from ACCE, says that many tenants are being pressured by landlords who say they’ll forgive the debt if the tenant agrees to move out. And while that might sound like a good deal for those who may not have the budget to pay back the debt, she argues it’s more stressful to end up with nowhere to live.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that people aren’t quite sure what to do with the debt that they owe,” said Simon-Weisberg. “So we really want to encourage folks to hang tight. And I think we’ll be going into a period of trying to really help people figure out what to do about the debt.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11955781\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11955781\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/GettyImages-861724936-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A street in Oakland's Chinatown during the morning. Cars are parked along the street, in front of apartment buildings with shops on the ground level.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The city of Oakland is encouraging tenants who owe back rent to enter into repayment negotiations with their landlords. Legally, repayment plans cannot come with late fees and cannot be conditioned on changes to the lease. \u003ccite>(Nicolo Sertorio/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"advice\">\u003c/a>Resources for Oakland renters\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Tamiko Omura, from the EDC, said that her group is advising renters “to do the best they can to pay their rent for the month of July and to contact a legal service provider if they get any paperwork as soon as possible.” Often, if you receive an eviction notice or summons, you have to respond within three days or face losing the opportunity to make your case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the debate over the eviction moratorium, Oakland City Council members said \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/resources/housing-resources-erap-emergency-rental-assistance\">the city’s rental assistance program administered $60 million in assistance, but that these funds have not been fully utilized\u003c/a>. However, applications are now closed — though the program is administered through the following local nonprofits, many of which also offer legal assistance:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bayareacs.org/\">Bay Area Community Services\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.self-sufficiency.org/\">Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cceb.org/\">Catholic Charities East Bay\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.centrolegal.org/?lang=es\">Centro Legal de la Raza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://ebaldc.org/\">East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.evictiondefensecenteroakland.org/\">Eviction Defense Center\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://safepassages.org/\">Safe Passages\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“Oakland has done everything it can to try to get more money. It’s not enough,” said Tamiko Omura. “The state coverage was not enough. The money we have left is not enough.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Which other Bay Area cities still have their own eviction moratoriums?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>These Bay Area cities still have their own, separate eviction moratoriums, which are ongoing:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/news/local-eviction-protections-non-payment-rent-during-covid-19-extended-through-august-29-2023#:~:text=Specifically%2C%20no%20tenant%20may%20be,19%20Proclamation%20of%20Local%20Emergency.\">\u003cstrong>San Francisco eviction moratorium:\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> After the city’s public health emergency ended on June 30, the rental eviction moratorium was extended to August 29, and will expire August 30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://rentboard.berkeleyca.gov/rights-responsibilities/covid-19-information-tenants-landlords\">\u003cstrong>Berkeley eviction moratorium:\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> The city of Berkeley’s eviction moratorium is expiring in stages. Starting May 1, some evictions were allowed for health and safety, owner move-ins or nonpayment of rent where the tenant had not provided documentation establishing a reason for not paying. After September 1, the moratorium will fully expire.[aside postID=\"news_11952870\" hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/RS41773_007_KQED_HousingSanFrancisco_02102020_2898-qut-1020x680.jpg\"]\u003ca href=\"https://www.sanleandro.org/1199/Eviction-Moratorium\">\u003cstrong>San Leandro eviction moratorium:\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> The eviction moratorium in San Leandro will end July 31. Tenants will have to pay past due rent within 180 days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additionally, the Contra Costa cities of \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/4082/COVID-19-Rental-Related-Information?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444\">Richmond\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> and \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://ebho.org/covid19-policy/#:~:text=Residents%20of%20Alameda%20County%20are,ended%20on%20April%2029%2C%202023.\">El Cerrito\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> have some extra tenant protections related to missed rent during the pandemic — though neither city still has an eviction moratorium in place.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"landlords\">\u003c/a>What should landlords in Oakland know?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Landlords should be aware that if their property is under rent control, they are now required \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/resources/rent-registration-in-oakland-information-and-faqs\">to register their units in the city’s rent registry\u003c/a>. The deadline to register was July 5, 2022. City officials told KQED that if a landlord has not registered a unit, they currently cannot proceed with an eviction for the tenants living in that unit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is not that we are asking them to register their eviction, even though they are to provide the city with a copy,” said Oakland’s Rent Adjustment Program Manager Victor Ramirez. “The registration is not for them to register an eviction lawsuit. It is for them to provide information about the tenancy that they currently have.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another challenge landlords are facing is the sheer size of outstanding rent owed throughout the city. When Alameda County’s eviction moratorium expired back in April, Michelle Starratt, housing director for Alameda County, said there was between $125 million and $300 million in outstanding rent owed throughout the county — even with the federal and state assistance that had paid some of the back rent.[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Michelle Starratt, housing director, Alameda County\"]‘At this point, the best recourse for landlords is to go to small claims court to obtain the back rent owed from those tenants.’[/pullquote]In an Alameda County survey of landlords from fall 2022 and spring 2023, landlords reported that 50% of the rent that was owed was actually owed by tenants who were considered over-income — as in, their income was higher than 80% of the area’s median income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At this point, the best recourse for landlords is to go to small claims court to obtain the back rent owed from those tenants,” Starratt said at the time. Alameda County also deployed about $5 million in emergency foreclosure prevention money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the Oakland City Council meetings, a number of smaller Oakland landlords spoke out about the financial stress they had been struggling with as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state of California additionally \u003ca href=\"https://camortgagerelief.org/\">runs a mortgage relief program\u003c/a>, which earlier this year \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/housing/2023/02/california-mortgage-relief-expansion/\">expanded who qualified\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We really don’t want landlords to lose their properties, so we’re trying to get some of these resources into the community,” Starratt said. “But nearly $5 million in funding is just a drop in the bucket if we have over $300 million worth of outstanding rent and half of that is for over-income tenants.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The over-income tenants need to help us by paying their rent,” said Starratt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Rachel Vasquez, Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman and Alexander Gonzalez contributed to this reporting.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tellus\">\u003c/a>Tell us: What else do you need information about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At KQED News, we know that it can sometimes be hard to track down the answers to navigate life in the Bay Area in 2023. We’ve published \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/coronavirus-resources-and-explainers\">clear, practical explainers and guides about COVID\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11936674/how-to-prepare-for-this-weeks-atmospheric-river-storm-sandbags-emergency-kits-and-more\">how to cope with intense winter weather\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821950/how-to-safely-attend-a-protest-in-the-bay-area\">how to exercise your right to protest safely\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So tell us: What do you need to know more about? Tell us, and you could see your question answered online or on social media. What you submit will make our reporting stronger, and help us decide what to cover here on our site, and on KQED Public Radio, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[hearken id=\"10483\" src=\"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/10483.js\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>After months of debate, Oakland’s eviction moratorium expired on Saturday, July 15. The move comes after Alameda County ended its public health emergency and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11947933/alameda-countys-eviction-moratorium-ends-saturday-whats-next-for-renters-and-landlords\">its own eviction moratorium back in April\u003c/a>. Oakland had been one of the last remaining cities in the country with this type of protection for tenants, along with San Francisco and Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the rest of Alameda County, \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2023/05/24/evictions-cases-are-rising-fast-after-end-of-alameda-county-moratorium/\">evictions spiked after the county’s moratorium was lifted, rising to above pre-pandemic highs\u003c/a>. With the majority of Oakland residents renting their homes, and the city \u003ca href=\"https://www.housinginitiative.org/uploads/1/3/2/9/132946414/hip_oakland_market_study_9-29-20_small.pdf\">having a higher percentage of renters compared to the county as a whole (PDF)\u003c/a>, many advocates fear that this change will lead to an even greater wave of evictions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#impacts\">\u003cstrong>What does the end of Oakland’s eviction moratorium mean for renters?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#evictions\">\u003cstrong>What can Oakland renters be evicted for starting July 15?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#backrent\">\u003cstrong>Do Oakland renters now have to pay back rent?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#advice\">\u003cstrong>Where can Oakland renters find legal advice and resources?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#landlords\">\u003cstrong>What should Oakland landlords know?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Evictions on the horizon\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“We’re all terrified to see [the moratorium] sunset,” said Anne Tamiko Omura, executive director of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.evictiondefensecenteroakland.org/\">Eviction Defense Center (EDC)\u003c/a>. “We’ve already seen the effects of the Alameda County moratorium sunsetting and the massive amounts of evictions that are being filed. So we can only imagine what’s waiting for us in Oakland.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2019, Tamiko Omura said, there were less than 4,000 evictions — but she expects that after the moratorium lifts, evictions will now surpass that number in less than three months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re a renter, this doesn’t necessarily mean you can be immediately evicted, as various tenant protections still remain in place and some were recently added by the Oakland City Council.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">\u003cstrong>Tell us: What else do you need information about right now?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Leah Simon-Weisberg, legal director of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.acceaction.org/renterhelp\">Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE)\u003c/a>, said her organization is “expecting to see a lot of evictions filed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Simon-Weisberg’s key message? “We’re working really hard to get the message out that you can’t be evicted for the rent that people may have accrued during the pandemic,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So what do you need to know about Oakland’s eviction moratorium expiring? If you’re an Oakland renter — or a landlord in the city — how will the end of the moratorium affect you? Keep reading for details on who can be evicted in Oakland and what renter protections continue to exist after July 15.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Oakland landlords can also resume charging their tenants late fees for late rent payments moving forward — but this does not include late payments during the moratorium period. So housing advocates stress that renters should start paying their landlord again as soon as their rent is due.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tenants can also now be evicted for having violated their lease in other ways during the eviction moratorium. To this end, the Oakland City Council did approve a “just cause” ordinance, which says that the landlord must show that the lease violation is based on a reasonable term that the tenant accepted in writing and \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2023/06/07/oakland-city-council-eviction-lease/\">it has to be a violation that causes substantial injury to the landlord\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additionally, city officials told KQED that a landlord cannot proceed with an eviction if the unit in question has not been registered with \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/resources/rent-registration-in-oakland-information-and-faqs\">the city’s rent registry\u003c/a> — something the city now requires for all rental units covered by rent control or “just cause” protections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"#advice\">\u003cstrong>Jump to more resources available to renters in Oakland.\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"backrent\">\u003c/a>Do Oakland renters have to pay back rent now that the eviction moratorium has expired?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Landlords in Oakland can demand back rent starting July 15, and can take tenants to small claims court. They can also ultimately pursue evictions for the back rent that was missed during the moratorium period.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, this development regarding back rent comes with two big caveats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, \u003cstrong>tenants cannot be evicted for any back rent owed between March 9, 2020, and July 14, 2021\u003c/strong>, if they can show that the missed payment was due to financial hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additionally, \u003cstrong>tenants cannot be evicted for owing less than one month of fair market rent during that period\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How do you show that your financial hardship or loss \u003cem>was\u003c/em> caused by the pandemic? Alameda County Housing Secure advises that “you should submit \u003ca href=\"https://www.ac-housingsecure.org/ac-eviction-moratorium-guide\">proof of your COVID-related loss of income or increase in expenses to your landlord\u003c/a> in the form of pay stubs, bank statements, a letter from your employer, child care bills or medical bills.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city of Oakland is also encouraging \u003ca href=\"https://cao-94612.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/Info-Sheet_Tenant-Repayment-Negotiation_EN_10.11.22_FINAL.pdf\">tenants and landlords to enter into repayment negotiations (PDF)\u003c/a>. Legally, repayment plans cannot come with late fees and cannot be conditioned on changes to the lease.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Simon-Weisberg, from ACCE, says that many tenants are being pressured by landlords who say they’ll forgive the debt if the tenant agrees to move out. And while that might sound like a good deal for those who may not have the budget to pay back the debt, she argues it’s more stressful to end up with nowhere to live.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that people aren’t quite sure what to do with the debt that they owe,” said Simon-Weisberg. “So we really want to encourage folks to hang tight. And I think we’ll be going into a period of trying to really help people figure out what to do about the debt.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11955781\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11955781\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/GettyImages-861724936-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A street in Oakland's Chinatown during the morning. Cars are parked along the street, in front of apartment buildings with shops on the ground level.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The city of Oakland is encouraging tenants who owe back rent to enter into repayment negotiations with their landlords. Legally, repayment plans cannot come with late fees and cannot be conditioned on changes to the lease. \u003ccite>(Nicolo Sertorio/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"advice\">\u003c/a>Resources for Oakland renters\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Tamiko Omura, from the EDC, said that her group is advising renters “to do the best they can to pay their rent for the month of July and to contact a legal service provider if they get any paperwork as soon as possible.” Often, if you receive an eviction notice or summons, you have to respond within three days or face losing the opportunity to make your case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the debate over the eviction moratorium, Oakland City Council members said \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/resources/housing-resources-erap-emergency-rental-assistance\">the city’s rental assistance program administered $60 million in assistance, but that these funds have not been fully utilized\u003c/a>. However, applications are now closed — though the program is administered through the following local nonprofits, many of which also offer legal assistance:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bayareacs.org/\">Bay Area Community Services\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.self-sufficiency.org/\">Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cceb.org/\">Catholic Charities East Bay\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.centrolegal.org/?lang=es\">Centro Legal de la Raza\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://ebaldc.org/\">East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.evictiondefensecenteroakland.org/\">Eviction Defense Center\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://safepassages.org/\">Safe Passages\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“Oakland has done everything it can to try to get more money. It’s not enough,” said Tamiko Omura. “The state coverage was not enough. The money we have left is not enough.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Which other Bay Area cities still have their own eviction moratoriums?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>These Bay Area cities still have their own, separate eviction moratoriums, which are ongoing:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/news/local-eviction-protections-non-payment-rent-during-covid-19-extended-through-august-29-2023#:~:text=Specifically%2C%20no%20tenant%20may%20be,19%20Proclamation%20of%20Local%20Emergency.\">\u003cstrong>San Francisco eviction moratorium:\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> After the city’s public health emergency ended on June 30, the rental eviction moratorium was extended to August 29, and will expire August 30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://rentboard.berkeleyca.gov/rights-responsibilities/covid-19-information-tenants-landlords\">\u003cstrong>Berkeley eviction moratorium:\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> The city of Berkeley’s eviction moratorium is expiring in stages. Starting May 1, some evictions were allowed for health and safety, owner move-ins or nonpayment of rent where the tenant had not provided documentation establishing a reason for not paying. After September 1, the moratorium will fully expire.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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And how progressive are we to allow these things to continue to happen?” she asked. “I’m asking folks to stand with me because what’s happening is unacceptable. I have children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Warning: Audio of the messages, playable in the following embedded tweets, contains explicit, violent, racist language.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/carroll_fife/status/1615107745832919040\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fife says these types of threats tend to increase when the city makes national headlines — particularly when Oakland is featured on Fox News. This time, she says, the timing appears to be linked to the tragic \u003ca href=\"https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-postal-worker-71-stabbed-death-repeat-offender-walking-home-oakland-california\">stabbing death of a 71-year-old postal worker\u003c/a> and Oakland resident last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The only reason I posted it is because it’s gotten worse lately. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Oakland City Council member Carroll Fife says violent threats against her and other public officials are increasing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To draw attention to the problem, Fife took to Twitter on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to publicize \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/carroll_fife/status/1615107617873088517?s=20&t=8IKkAzpnhn0yYgpV0dss2Q\">a series of horrific, hate-filled voicemails\u003c/a> she has received, many of which use racist and violent language to demean and threaten her, a Black woman.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>Fife framed her decision to publicize the messages as being directly inspired by Dr. King, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/carroll_fife/status/1615107754368307202?s=20&t=I4i1N2smMNqiMLLtiP6O-Q\">ending her tweet thread with the closing line from a 1967 address\u003c/a>: “We say to our nation tonight, we say to our Government, we even say to our FBI, we will not be harassed, we will not make a butchery of our conscience, we will not be intimidated and we will be heard.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fife added in an interview with KQED on Tuesday that she’s continuing to fight for many of the same things King was, including racial and economic justice, and particularly the rights of poor people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And if we understand and deify [King] for those things, why don’t we understand that racist attacks in pursuit of those very same things are happening right here in the city of Oakland? And how progressive are we to allow these things to continue to happen?” she asked. “I’m asking folks to stand with me because what’s happening is unacceptable. I have children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Warning: Audio of the messages, playable in the following embedded tweets, contains explicit, violent, racist language.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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So we say that housing should be a right and everyone should have access to it, just like they have access to clean water, public education and all of the things that are necessary to build a basic and decent life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>So, you’re talking about changing the whole nature of what you call the commodification of housing and moving more toward housing for low-and, frankly, no-income people?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Right. There are many people that are unable to work and have no income. There are seniors who cannot work and can’t earn the money that is necessary to afford to live here. There are people who are disabled permanently, who are born that way or through any situation that leads to disability, just unable to earn income. So are we saying that they shouldn’t have housing because they can’t afford to to live here?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That is one of the primary reasons that housing should be a human right. We have foster children. We have young people that are in college; so many people that are barred from having a safe, affordable place to stay because they just do not earn the money necessary. And even working people are out of reach for most of the housing that we see that’s coming onto the market here, [and] that’s on the market. There’s a huge problem with our entire paradigm. And we need to shift unless we want to continue to see the outcomes that we’re seeing with tent cities under every overpass and every street. And it’s just untenable at this moment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And now the home prices are increasing in the Bay Area and we’re going to see an end to [eviction] moratoriums soon. And it’s just a problem that is insurmountable unless we do something completely different than what we’ve been doing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How do you implement this? 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We don’t know how much is in the impact fee fund.’ So it’s not just a failure, according to me, it’s a failure across the board from every spectrum of individual that’s engaged in housing development.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Are you also talking about an end to real estate speculation as we’ve come to know it, and things like rent strikes?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speculation hurts residents. Speculation harms entire communities and entire neighborhoods. When people are engaged in buying up residential property for the sole purpose of flipping it and making as much money as they can, then that leaves out an entire group of individuals who cannot compete in that type of market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that’s had a specific impact on Black people in the city of Oakland. And it’s had a drastic impact on the district that I live in, where speculators, including Wedgwood — the LLC that bought Mom’s house — buys properties in bulk. 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Because the reality is … the state of California and the residents and the voters of California overwhelmingly supported affordable housing. What they are responding to is millions, hundreds of millions of dollars in ad propaganda that say exactly what we are saying, exactly the same thing that I’m saying, which is Californians want more affordable housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proponents of Prop. 21 just lied in their advertising. So when you lie in your advertising and say that Prop. 21 will kill affordable housing and people were like, ‘No, we need affordable housing,’ it’s just the voters being lied to. And there’s never enough money on the opposing side to counter the hundreds of millions of dollars that the real estate industry puts into ads that pop up on every possible medium that you can think of. 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