Expansion of Eviction Protections in Oakland Heads to Ballot

The Oakland City Council capped a contentious, 11-hour meeting Tuesday night by unanimously voting in support of a proposed ballot measure that would protect thousands of tenants from no-cause evictions. The issue will now be decided by Oakland voters in November.

Dozens of tenants and housing advocates cheered as the vote was announced close to 2 a.m.. The measure, proposed by council members Dan Kalb and Noel Gallo, would extend “just cause” eviction protections to tenants living in owner-occupied duplexes