Mar 16
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Join BBBON and other organizations (Wellstone Democratic Club, Oakland Alliance, John George Democratic Club, Oakland Tenants Union, Post Salon & other Housing Activists)
Mobilize to tell the City Council on April 5th @5:30
Declare a Housing State of Emergency
Declare a Moratorium on No Cause Evictions
Also Declare a Moratorium on Rent Increases
Pass or place on ballot the Renters’ Upgrade Measure by the Oakland Tenants Union
Require Community Benefits-Impact Fees & Percentage of Affordable Units
If you can’t make the 5:30 rally, you can sign up to speak during discussions on this agenda item here.
If you can’t make it to the City Council meeting, download this Housing letter , insert your specific details in the fill-in fields and send it to your Council member and the at-Large Council member.
Just because many of us are secure in our homes, it doesn’t mean we can ignore the plight or concerns of the 60% of our neighbors and friends who rent and are at the mercy of their landlords or speculators who are out to make money on the backs of our diverse community that gives us the reason why we haven’t moved over the hill to the whiter and less diverse burbs to the East.
Here is the contact information for your Council members:
Mail: [Council Member’s Name]
1 Frank Ogowa Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612
District 1 – Councilmember Dan Kalb
Phone: (510) 238-7001
Email: dkalb@oaklandnet.com
District 2 – Councilmember Abel Guillen
Ph: (510) 238-7002
Email: aguillen@oaklandnet.com
District 3 – Councilmember Lynette McElhaney
Ph: 510-238-7003
E-Mail: lmcelhaney@oaklandnet.com
District 4 – Councilmember Annie Campbell Washington
Ph: (510) 238-7004
Email: acampbellwashington@oaklandnet.com
District 5 – Councilmember Noel Gallo
Ph: (510) 238-7005
Email: ngallo@oaklandnet.com
District 6 – Councilmember Desley Brooks
Ph: (510) 238-7006 (office)
Email: dbrooks@oaklandnet.com
District 7 – Councilmember Larry Reid
Ph: (510) 238-7007
E-mail: lreid@oaklandnet.com
Councilmember – At-Large Rebecca Kaplan
Ph: (510) 238-7008
E-mail: rkaplan@oaklandnet.com