Election Day is only 4 days away! Have you returned your ballot yet? If not, don't forget to vote YES on Measure T, Invest in Our Oakland! We’re talking about $20M for essential city services & to support small businesses––all by ensuring big biz pay their fair share of taxes.

Less than a week left! Save your spot NOW for the Housing Justice Workshop hosted by the Faith Alliance for a Moral Economy (FAME) ➡️bit.ly/famehousing

Check out EBASE's new report “UNREPRESENTED” to learn about eviction court conditions in Contra Costa County. The findings & 4 policy recommendations are based on what staff and volunteers witnessed at 56 eviction trials from May-October 2022. Full report: bit.ly/CourtwatchRepo…

Access to an attorney gives renters a fair chance at explaining their story at eviction court. If the County doesn't correct the imbalance of power & provide tenant legal services, Contra Costa families will continue to lose their homes. Full report➡️bit.ly/CourtwatchRepo…

Larry Fairbank’s story shows how overly complicated the eviction process is at Contra Costa County’s courts and how little resources are available for renter support. Read the report for Larry’s story: bit.ly/CourtwatchRepo… #CourtwatchReport2022

Legal representation for renters is about gender & race equity –– since Black & Brown women are more likely to face eviction and lose their home. If equity truly matters to CoCo County, they should prioritize tenant legal services. Full report ➡️bit.ly/CourtwatchRepo…

Not surprising that half the landlords observed were not individuals since for-profit corporate entities own an estimated 45% of the nation’s rental units. Contra Costa's renters need access to an attorney to stand up to corporate greed. Full report➡️ bit.ly/CourtwatchRepo…

Tonight, the Concord City Council will be discussing the housing element. Submit a public comment by 3:00pm or attend the meeting at 6:30 to let the council know how critical it is to pass tenant protections and provide more support for renters.

In the last two years @Blackstone has been on an aggressive buying spree, expanding its residential real estate empire by snapping up various single-family and multi-family rental properties, adding over 200,000 housing units to its portfolio 🐝 ACCE 🐝 @pestakeholder

READ NEW REPORT: As homelessness surges in California, a new report by @PEStakeholder and 🐝 ACCE 🐝 shows Blackstone is rapidly eliminating thousands of affordable housing units with rent hikes. Check it out >> acceinstitute.org/reports

The Homelessness Prevention Act will start moving through the Senate in April. Unless Toni G. Atkins Senator Tom Umberg Dave Min and others vote YES on #SB567 - we risk corporate landlords like Blackstone being able to make thousands more homeless far faster than we can house them.

Join our community meeting April 6 on phasing out City of Oakland #EvictionMoratorium & adding tenant protections. The legislation will be heard at CED comte 4/11 4pm. Legislation: bit.ly/EMPOproposal Mtg registration: bit.ly/OaklandEMPO #OakMtg #PeoplePoweredGovernment

Many California renters live in fear of being evicted for minor repairs and renovations. This new bill could be a game-changer, giving tenants more security and stability in their homes. 🧵 kqed.org/news/11945257/…

Tenant protections benefit the majority of Black and brown Oakland residents, who rent their homes: 64% of Black Oaklanders and 60% of Latinx Oaklanders rented their homes in 2019. We need strong protections to keep our communities safe and sheltered.

ANTIOCH ALERT 🚨 All 44 Antioch PD officers caught in the racist group chat are complicit to this kind of language & should be held accountable! @CityOfAntioch : Release the names & FIRE ALL OFFICERS involved in this group chat! ✊ TAKE ACTION HERE ➡️ buff.ly/42relcb

We're ready to celebrate our very own Saabir Lockett and other Town heroes tonight with our friends at Oakland Rising Action - we hope to see you there!

We are excited to endorse Shanelle Scales-Preston for District 5 Supervisor in Contra Costa County. Her regional knowledge of public services, commitment to tenant protections & more makes us confident that she will effectively advocate for housing & racial justice in the county!

We are proud to endorse Nikki Fortunato Bas for Alameda County District 5 Supervisor. She has numerous accomplishments as Council President & D2 Councilmember, incl. prioritizing homelessness prevention and stable housing, worker justice, community safety, & equitable taxation.

When we dissolved the VCOC and redeployed our Crime Reduction Teams (CRTs) back into the community, we saw an immediate decline in crime. This is why my mid-cycle budget maintains CRT funding, allowing us to continue improving safety throughout the city and building on the