for months of delays and legal battles eviction day is here the city of Oakland is clearing out the sprawling Wood Street Homeless encampment so the city can make way for a new affordable housing project at that site ktv's Brooks DeRose joining us now live from our Newsroom and Brooks as expected city workers and police officers were met with resistance to today's sweep and to break it down Alex coven winter storms and a lack of shelter space delayed this eviction from happening for months and m
onths just hours ago we saw a group of very vocal unhoused residents and Advocates yelling at City officials because they're unhappy the city hasn't provided a permanent place for Wood Street residents to call home it's day one for City Cruise clearing cleaning and closing Oakland's largest homeless encampment everybody stay calm it's gonna be okay some wood Street residents were already kicked off of State Property months ago now the city plans to remove everything and everyone from this area o
ver the next two weeks it intends to accomplish two very important goals the first would be to transition the unhoused into available shelter and to convey the property over to Developers for the development of 170 permanently affordable housing units that housing is still a long way off City officials say there's enough shelter space for the 70 plus people still here on Wood Street but many are refusing to leave they can't get rid of us we're dug in like six we're we're part of the spine of the
tree of Oakland and we're very deeply invested in our neighborhood phase one has already started scooping up trash cleaning up the streets and sidewalks and Hauling off stolen and dumped cars and trucks evictions will be next I hope they just take time and places and just don't bulldoze everybody all like that these large-scale encampment sweeps have been a point of contention and left the encampment in legal limbo for years I don't like the stress it's bringing to to my neighbors and friends a
nd family here City officials say they're pushing transitional housing four took up the offer today we will continue that Outreach to ensure that we are engaged with everyone providing them the opportunity to accept City shelter and shelter in other City programs but Advocates argue the city's shelters miss the mark as a solution those are are what they call glorified prisons they're they're inadequate to meet the needs the basic human needs the basic human rights of person creating a cat and mo
use game with some unhoused planning to relocate to another encampment as Oakland tries to get a handle on a housing crisis now the city opened a new 100 bed Community cabin site a couple months ago it was funded by an 8.3 million dollar Grant from the state there's also a new safe RV site for up to 100 RVs on 66th Avenue Advocates say it's not a permanent solution for now live in The Newsroom brookster Rose KTVU Fox 2 News and Brooks I heard one of the demonstrators there in your piece saying t
hat the city shelters in Oakland are not adequate what what are they lacking well one of the things that they lack is water and electricity some people there say that's not a permanent place that's just something like a Tough Shed but the city has said before that these are supposed to be transitional housing programs something to get them into more permanent housing of course we'll have to wait and see what that sort of housing may look like in the future a bridge to a permanent housing solutio
n right Brooks DeRose live in The Newsroom thank you Brooks
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"They can't get rid of us. We're dug in like ticks." Spoken like a person who doesn't have any intentions of getting off the streets.
When we lived in Germany, the city literally hunted the homeless to provide them with the food and housing, especially in winter. Within a few days, they were back on the streets because, as they said to us, they didn't like the rules. You can bring the horse to the river but you can't force it to drink
"We're very deeply invested in our neighborhood" lmao, how she said that with a straight face knowing that placed could have been mistaken for a landfill is beyond me.
That woman is a prime example of a homeless person whom no matter how much money or oppurtunity you give her, she has no intention of leaving the street. Stop giving them free food and d.ope and they will leave.
It’s the city’s fault for letting it get this out of control to begin with, disgusting
"They can't get rid of us. We're dug in like ticks," says an unhoused resident. Wow, that self-description speaks volumes, doesn't it?
The woman who said, “Glorified prisons they’re inadequate to feed the basic human needs and rights of a person” might not understand what being homeless means! The transition homes are a step up from sleeping on the sidewalk or living in a tent.
Wow. They are dug in like ticks and so invested in their neighborhood that they have completely trashed. What a joke.
As a person in recovery, you can’t help someone, who doesn’t want to participate in their own recovery or improving their life.
even ticks leave the carcass when there's nothing left
The problem is that shelters don't allow the crime and filth they want to live in. It is not about housing or basic human needs; it comes down to antisocial behavior.
In the 1980s i went to visit my aunt and cousins from here and back than i was like wow this city is nice ect. Plus had an enjoyful time with my fam. But years later ! And recently 1 month ago passing through on greyhound to San Fran. I was devastated!! To see how horrible the streets were i didnt even want to get off the bus for a quick drink of water it totally was a sad sight to see at the sametime no exaggeration i felt sorry for the nearby people who struggle by working a job everyday to pay bills rent ect. Oakland as well as other cities need help and prayer a MIRACLE 😢
I served 19 consecutive years in the Alabama Department of Corrections (2002-2021). Around ten days after release, I took a Greyhound from Montgomery, Alabama to Spokane, Washington, where I have been living here since release. When I first arrived in Spokane on 09/01/21, I sought shelter at House of Charity. They took me straight in, not once was I forced to sleep in the streets. There were (and always will be) places across Spokane to get a free meal, not just a bag of snacks. The VA, Goodwill, plus other agencies got me stable shelter, and I have not been homeless since. The point is, to get blessed with what I got, the person wanting to escape the streets MUST go all out to make the f***ing difference. No more excuse-making, smoking that fentapoison, casinos, and other BS. Keep all of your appointments with the VA, Goodwill, the Salvation Army——whomever!! You can’t give up on yourself!! Your victory off the streets encourages others to go for it.
That Homeless lady saying that we are very deeply invested in our neighborhood was hilarious
Deeply invested means you're actually paying for something,
There are more than enough resources available for the homeless. Many of them simply don’t want to take advantage of them. They would rather be homeless and live however they want than be exposed to any amount of accountability.
I volunteer at a shelter. We always have open beds available but most of the homeless don't come here because we have an 11:00pm curfew, no drugs or alcohol, and no cohabitating with someone who they're not married to. They say they'd rather live on the streets where they can be 'free'.
In my 67 years, I have been poor at times but there was never trash or litter allowed in my living area. This is what disturbs me about the homeless, everything about them becomes filthy filthy filthy. There’s something disgusting about a person who won’t stay clean. You may not have water or soap but you can pick up your trash and keep your area clean.
Permanent affordable housing? Yeah, OK. All I will say is that years ago before the Barclays center was constructed in downtown Brooklyn, the city promised residents in the affected area , permanent, affordable housing, not only did it never happen, but the value of the condos that was eventually constructed by the Barclays center has skyrocketed in value, not to mention the major skyscraper. They also built right down the street.
Was it cleaned?