Oakland village initiatives: Difference between revisions

 

<blockquote>''"The village has attracted attention from City Hall: 'they sent someone from the City Administrator’s office, and they were ready to negotiate on day one,' said De Asis. Because 'the city’s ignored this park for 30 years,' she said she’s not motivated to get them involved.'' ''"'<br/> <br/> The city is never going to take care of us, ever,' she said. 'The goal right now is to get these young, single, primarily white folks with affluence and no children to come into Oakland and take it over.' Instead of asking for help or permission, 'we just decided that the time had come to take matters into our own hands.'"'' ''"<br/> <br/> Initially, the organizers’ strategy was to occupy the land and claim adverse possession so they could officially claim the title in 5 years. According to land records, however, 'this piece of property is not owned by the city or county,' said De Asis. 'This parcel does not exist on any records.'"'' ''"<br/> <br/> Hoodline contacted both the City Recorder and County Assessor’s office to verify the claim; according to the representative we reached, the park is publicly owned, but it’s not clear whether it’s city, county or state property.'' ''"<br/> <br/> 'We’re not stopping here,' said De Asis. 'This is just the first piece of land we’re taking,' she added. Future villages will be constructed on publicly-owned land, railroad rights-of-way, as well as vacant lots that have been undeveloped or become blighted."''</blockquote>

Most comments on the story are (purportedly) from nearby residents, who discuss having used the open space for many years to walk dogs, how it is maintained by Oakland Parks and neighbors, how they did not hear of any outreach from The Village, and how they objected to The Village's locking of gates, occupation of area, and confrontations with neighbors.&nbsp;