encampments

Governor’s task force to eradicate homeless encampments

Governor Gavin Newsom's homelessness task force targets encampments.

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black and white image of tents set up in the early 1930s in Oakland, dubbed "Pipe City"
Pipe Dreams: Makeshift Living in Oakland is Nothing New

Oakland Voices correspondent Kat Ferreira digs into the history of unhoused populations in Oakland, from Pipe City to the current encampments at the same location.

a woman with blonde hair and glasses smiles at the camera in front of a car.
Love and Justice in the Streets’ Talya Husbands-Hankin sees homelessness as “absolute human rights violation”

“What COVID-19 shows us is that we are all connected, so if we don’t take care of the most vulnerable, everyone will be impacted."