#Fort Hernandez Under Harassment by Police : Live Link : Arrests

Yet another police supported eviction is taking place this morning at Fort Hernandez, a Los Angeles home where people have been camped in solidarity of the homeowners in their fight against illegal eviction. The presence of police seems to be in violation of a court order. The next court date is scheduled 9 November. People are being arrested by LAPD in riot gear. Helicopter overhead adding to police intimidation tactics. [...]

 

ORGANIZE OAKLAND! Phase Two: From Occupying to Organizing

ORGANIZE OAKLAND From Occupy to Organize Phase Two There is no need to write this as an urgent call to action.  This transition has already begun…we are just naming what we are talking about in meetings, and actions, and booze fueled tirades with our fellow activists, occupiers, and freedom fighters. We have Occupied; we have been pre-occupied with Occupying. We have begun to forget how to spell the word Occupy because [...]

 

Oakland Resident Requests Home Defense Today

  Thursday 12 April 2012 616 Almanza Drive, Oakland 94603 Ms. Marquinita Saucier, daughter of now deceased Marquinita Stajuana Hoyt, left her home at 616 Almanza Drive in Oakland when she was seventeen.  She returned at 21, left again at 25, then returned after having experienced domestic violence and street problems including drug and alcohol addiction. She was again away for a time, and is now living back at her [...]

 

San Francisco Board Land Use Committee Unanimously Passes Home Foreclosure Moratorium Resolution

On Monday, April 2, 2012, Occupy Bernal and ACCE (Alliance of Californians For Community Empowerment) and two San Francisco City Board of Supervisors, David Campos (District 9) and John Avalos (District 11) announced their intention to vote on a foreclosure moratorium at a 2:00 p.m. meeting of the Land Use Committee. At a 1:30 p.m. Press Conference on City Hall steps, several homeowners, whose houses were at risk or had [...]

 

Occupy Fights Foreclosures: #OccupyLA Holding it Down

Today, Occupy Fights Foreclosures (OFF), an official sub-committee of Occupy Los Angeles, responded to an emergency call about an illegal eviction at a fraudulent foreclosed home. The family has a disabled daughter and had no where else to go. On Friday, members of OFF helped this family get back $4,500.00 that Golden Globe investment had taken from the family saying they would help but they never helped and tried to [...]

 

Just Cause and Occupy Oakland Team Up for Foreclosure Defense

As the vultures gathered on Thursday at the Alameda County Court House at 1225 Fallon Street in Oakland in anticipation of the auction of yet another foreclosed upon home, the long time resident owners of the home arrived with support from Causa Justa: Just Cause (CJJC http://www.cjjc.org/), Occupy Oakland, and other groups in the area dedicated to the well being of the community.  Just Cause is a multi-racial, grassroots organization building community leadership [...]