Satya (Homeless Advocacy)

somebody uh like a no or a one hour notice to leave because of like a fire hazard and like advocates can't make it there because they don't really know they nobody knows it's happening then the city can just do that and not offer people anything right so these policies have the effect of disempowering our

somebody uh like a no or a one hour notice to leave because of like a fire hazard and like advocates can't make it there because they don't really know they nobody knows it's happening then the city can just do that and not offer people anything right so these policies have the effect of disempowering our

somebody uh like a no or a one hour notice to leave because of like a fire hazard and like advocates can't make it there because they don't really know they nobody knows it's happening then the city can just do that and not offer people anything right so these policies have the effect of disempowering our

ability to respond to a scheduled operation, then the city can really just do whatever they want because nobody's watching what they're doing.

ability to respond to a scheduled operation, then the city can really just do whatever they want because nobody's watching what they're doing.

ability to respond to a scheduled operation, then the city can really just do whatever they want because nobody's watching what they're doing.

Yeah, I really appreciate those sentiments, Satya. And I think the Oakland advocates doing eviction defense for people who are living outside, it's grown in size and capacity quite a bit in the past year. And the city has noticed that. So they've actually They've passed various resolutions.

Yeah, I really appreciate those sentiments, Satya. And I think the Oakland advocates doing eviction defense for people who are living outside, it's grown in size and capacity quite a bit in the past year. And the city has noticed that. So they've actually They've passed various resolutions.

Yeah, I really appreciate those sentiments, Satya. And I think the Oakland advocates doing eviction defense for people who are living outside, it's grown in size and capacity quite a bit in the past year. And the city has noticed that. So they've actually They've passed various resolutions.

And honestly, a lot of their practices and their policies, like their encampment management team, they seem to be responding to the increasing effectiveness of this response, this network of community defense. And so I think that all of those things are so important, especially as... the Trump regime starts to eliminate the very modest social safety net that there was.

And honestly, a lot of their practices and their policies, like their encampment management team, they seem to be responding to the increasing effectiveness of this response, this network of community defense. And so I think that all of those things are so important, especially as... the Trump regime starts to eliminate the very modest social safety net that there was.

And honestly, a lot of their practices and their policies, like their encampment management team, they seem to be responding to the increasing effectiveness of this response, this network of community defense. And so I think that all of those things are so important, especially as... the Trump regime starts to eliminate the very modest social safety net that there was.

And before we end this conversation, I just want to emphasize that in Oakland, a majority of the people who are homeless and are subject to state violence. They are non-white, mostly Black, and are homeless in neighborhoods where they used to be housed. And so the gentrification that has happened, particularly in West Oakland, and the influx of high-income tech workers that displaced them and

And before we end this conversation, I just want to emphasize that in Oakland, a majority of the people who are homeless and are subject to state violence. They are non-white, mostly Black, and are homeless in neighborhoods where they used to be housed. And so the gentrification that has happened, particularly in West Oakland, and the influx of high-income tech workers that displaced them and

And before we end this conversation, I just want to emphasize that in Oakland, a majority of the people who are homeless and are subject to state violence. They are non-white, mostly Black, and are homeless in neighborhoods where they used to be housed. And so the gentrification that has happened, particularly in West Oakland, and the influx of high-income tech workers that displaced them and

moved into their family homes, they are the same people who are calling 311 to push the city to displace them again, but from a tent or a car this time. And I think it's just so, so important that particularly housed people try to tap into the networks of community defense that exist in their areas. I'm sure that most cities probably have something comparable to Oakland, but with

moved into their family homes, they are the same people who are calling 311 to push the city to displace them again, but from a tent or a car this time. And I think it's just so, so important that particularly housed people try to tap into the networks of community defense that exist in their areas. I'm sure that most cities probably have something comparable to Oakland, but with

moved into their family homes, they are the same people who are calling 311 to push the city to displace them again, but from a tent or a car this time. And I think it's just so, so important that particularly housed people try to tap into the networks of community defense that exist in their areas. I'm sure that most cities probably have something comparable to Oakland, but with

the measures that we're seeing cities begin to take, such as in Fremont, which is about 30 minutes south of Oakland, where they basically banned or criminalized mutual aid with unhoused people. So you can get $1,000 fine or up to six months in jail for aiding and abetting a homeless person. And that's an extremely vague law.

the measures that we're seeing cities begin to take, such as in Fremont, which is about 30 minutes south of Oakland, where they basically banned or criminalized mutual aid with unhoused people. So you can get $1,000 fine or up to six months in jail for aiding and abetting a homeless person. And that's an extremely vague law.