Archive Of Housing News by Lynda Carson: Struggle for Just Cause / Tenant's Rights (tags)
The battle over rent control, just cause eviction protections, tenant's rights and poverty issues are a never ending struggle.
Independent media accounts of police attack on Occupy Oakland (tags)
Yesterday police raided the Occupy Oakland encampment. One protester, an Iraq War veteran was hit in the face with a tear gas canister. Legal observers and media were kept away from the raid.
Oakland's Ridge Hotel considered for arson scam (tags)
Wealthy Tiburon owner of Menlo Hotel, Richard Earl Singer, had also considered burning down the low-income residential Ridge Hotel!
Taking a Stand Against Injustice: a Historical Account (tags)
Slaughter in Serene: the Columbine Coal Strike Reader tells the history of Colorado working folk taking a stand against economic injustice
Bari v. FBI - Bombed Car Will Be Displayed for Jury and Media Wednesday (tags)
Oakland, CA—Judi Bari’s station wagon with a blast hole under the driver’s seat is scheduled to be displayed to the jury tomorrow, Wednesday April 17, and to members of the media after court, at 2:00 pm. Also on display, for comparison, will be an intact model of the 1981 Subaru four-wheel drive GL station wagon. The cars will be displayed in the Ampco parking lot at 15th and Jefferson.