Another Gem of a Mural in Fruitvale

 

Corner of Fruitvale Ave and San Leandro Blvd

Worth A Watch: Interview of President Joe Biden

Historian Heather Cox-Richardson posted a video of her February 25th interview with President Joe Biden giving insight into his presidency up to this point.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6Ks3BnFymQ

The video of the interview is about half an hour, but gives a great perspective that's worth watching.

Street Living - In full view in Oakland

Fruitvale in East Oakland has some squalid encampments of people living on the streets.  

What drives people to the point of living on the street? How do we prevent more people from being homeless? 

How can those living on the street  become become housed, along with their possessions, in better conditions? 

How are health and safety dangers stemming from wretched encampment conditions being addressed?  

How does the mess spreading from these sites get cleaned up?

I will be looking for answers, starting with current information. Note that the County set February 23, 2022 as the day for a Point-In-Time Count of Unsheltered Residents and the City of Oakland Commission on Homelessness meets on March 23.

Reference

https://everyonehome.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FINAL-PRESS-RELEASE-EveryOne-Counts-2022_02_22.pdf

https://www.oaklandca.gov/meetings/commission-on-homelessness-meeting-5

Photo Essay

Encampments between High Street and Fruitvale Avenue, below East 12 St and the Oakland Estuary as of March 1, 2022.

Remains of a camp on the east side of Home Depot's parking lot

Camp among rubble east of Home Depot lot

Alameda Avenue, along the Estuary

Ramp from 42nd Avenue up the High Street at East 12th