The Bay An End of an Era for Oakland's Wood Street Commons
The city of Oakland plans to evict the 60 remaining residents of the Wood Street encampment on Monday, April 10. This comes after months of ramping up sweeps in order to move forward with plans to build 171 affordable housing units.
At its height, Wood Street was a self-sustaining community of about 300 people and spanned several city blocks. The remaining residents, some of whom have lived there for more than a decade, are feeling an immense sense of loss and uncertainty about whether they can rebuild their community.
Guest: Erin Baldassari, housing affordability correspondent for KQED
This episode was produced by Maria Esquinca and Jehlen Herdman, edited by Alan Montecillo, and hosted by Ericka Cruz Guevarra, who also produced.
Links:
- End of an Era: Last Remaining Unhoused Residents at Oakland's Wood Street Commons Getting Evicted
- The Bay Survey
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