Billionaire may buy Berkeley’s occupied public housing
by Lynda Carson Berkeley public housing residents hold a press conference on Jan. 19, 2010, protesting privatization of their homes. – Photo: Alexander Ritchie Berkeley – In another step to privatize...
View ArticleMassive budget cuts may result in billionaire buying Berkeley’s public housing
by Lynda Carson Berkeley – With tens of thousands of protesters from the Occupy movement hitting the streets in Oakland, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and cities all across the nation...
View ArticleBerkeley Housing Authority is crushed by sequestration budget cuts
by Lynda Carson Berkeley – It’s hard times for Berkeley’s poor in the Section 8 (Housing Choice) voucher program, and it’s been very difficult for the low-income households that have recently been...
View ArticleSF public housing privatization threatens tenants and union workers
by Lynda Carson The plan to privatize and sell our public housing projects in San Francisco and across the nation is harmful to the poor, elderly and disabled, including the thousands of union workers...
View ArticleEviction attorney Charles Ramsey wants to be Richmond’s next mayor
by Lynda Carson Eviction attorney Charles Tillman Ramsey is in the race to be Richmond’s next mayor. Competing candidates include Mike Parker of the Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA), City Councilman...
View ArticleCongresswoman Maxine Waters condemns RAD public housing privatization scheme
by Lynda Carson Oakland – Public housing is home to over 1.2 million families across the nation, mostly the elderly, disabled and low-income women with children. The Bay Area is home to thousands of...
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