Homeless Oakland Moms Cut Deal to Buy House They Squatted In
A group of homeless mothers evicted and arrested after squatting in an empty Oakland residence have reached an agreement to buy the home in a radical conclusion to a struggle that shone a renewed spotlight on the Bay Areas dire housing shortage. The women, known collectively as Moms 4 Housing, occupied a house in West Oakland from November until Alameda County Sheriffs deputies removed them in a said Dominique Walker, one of the mothers who was living in the home. The house, owned by the Southern California real estate company…
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