As long as the Acorn Projects are in Oakland, it'll never be totally gentrified. Small parts have been gentrified but the people that left West Oakland didn't move into tents. They moved to Antioch, Stocken, etc. But don't worry, East Oakland will always be East Oakland
I could not disagree more . There's literally people living in tents in the shadows of there old homes . There's a reason why tent cities are popping up more and more . It's not a figment of your imagination . Some may have moved to antioch but not all. Gentrification caused alot of homelessness as well. And just because the acorn projects are there that's good enough ? So all the black folks only in get to live in projects ? What a disgrace of a comment . Totally misguided and ignorant . Your part of the problem big dog you disgust me .
@@i_overstand5102 , , so what is your solution to gentrification? If people have money and want, or are willing to move to a certain area, that’s their prerogative. They aren’t strong arming anybody out of their homes. A person who decides they are willing to pay high rent, do you blame the person for being willing to pay that amount or the owner for asking that much for rent? So your solution is, let’s keep Oakland poor. Let’s keep everything low income. So for people that are more well off, where do you want them to live? In tents? Far away? You disgust me with your “give me hand outs” mentality, instead of working hard and earning a living. Nobody gave me anything and I have to bust my ass everyday on a blue collar job but I do what I got to do.
@@MikeLimTravel the whole hand outs retoric is just what people say when they get lazy and can't think of anything else . I've worked blue collar jobs since I was 16 never had a hand out in my life besides a good family helping me here and there. I'm just pointing out that it isn't true that people are actually just moving to antioch . No they are becoming homeless as well. I understand your point but where were the clean the streets , the grocery stores, and the police presence when the black people lived in the neighborhood? There was none . It only started happening after the yuppy white folks from upstate PA started moving in and thus rents got driven up because the place became more desirable.
@@MikeLimTravel you say your blue collar ? Forget about race . It's a shame normal blue collar working class families can't afford Oakland any more. That's what drives this gap between rich and poor and people start getting desperate. This is america it isn't new delhi india.whats your solution ? Haven't heard any .
yes, the reality is that a lot of people don't understand what gentrification means. the people at the oakland/lake merritt cookout didn't even seem to realize that oakland has already been gentrified. this process started in the early 90s and is completed now. in other words, the process cannot be stopped and has already affected the majority of poor former residents. this is a statewide problem.
@Sergio Aguirre For me the focus should be on programs that can help to reduce the homeless population. Many homeless people are probably drug addicts. So have a program that deals with drug addiction.
I talk to many of the homeless in West Oakland on a daily basis - and more than 50% of them in West Oakland appear to be from West Oakland. Often they are previously incarcerated people who due to probation restrictions they need to live in a specific county and as West Oakland is where they know people, and was their neighborhood, it is where they often stay. And I know several of the older homeless people in my neighborhood that are the last remaining people in their family and they lost their homes due to predatory lending - which was very much created by the motivation of gentrification As far as I can tell the "traveling" homeless in West Oakland have RVs and it is one of the few places in the Bay Area where they can park and be relatively not-harrassed. So your blanket statement just does not work here.
I am sure regulations and fines were created against banks because everything they were doing was on the up and up. No coercion, misrepresentation, exploitative or unscrupulous actions on the lenders part. Yep, it was totally the fault of the borrowers. You are a piece of work.
The banks did not lend rope. This happened like this en masse as this one point in history due to bad practices on the banks' part. The bank played the con-man here, but by the time it was figured out millions of people lost their homes. Which, whether you like it or not, these predatory loans intentionally targeted people of color, elderly, and low-income folks and this has contributed to the homeless issues in the Bay Area. But since you are perfect and holier than though, maybe you can find a solution that is not "make them invisible" which is pretty clear what you would prefer.
If you think there is a foreclosure problem in west Oakland you don’t understand the problem. The only ones being foreclosed on are landlords who were prevented from collecting rental income or evicting delinquent tenants. Most of those landlords recouped their loss by taking out loans against the property that they immediately defaulted on. Probably a lot of those people formed LLC’s and bought back their properties from the bank at a discount and without the burden of an existing lease agreement. A great example of someone who does this Paul Pelosi, Nancy Pelosi’s husband.
I been in Oakland,Ca all my life 44 years never had a place to call my own, went to the penitentiary for weed that is now legal couldn’t get a a good job cause I had a felony for so called “sales of marijuana “ s^ it is hard my family is struggling to make ends meet. Somebody has to pay for the strife y’all brought to my town, mofo’s is wrong and you will pay, trust and believe.
im down to help take it back from the fake jews for yall, just need to organize and plan and take action.....must be sneakier than the serpent.....and revelations 2: 9-10..... "I know those who say they are Jews and are not but are a synagogue of Satan. Fear none of those things you are about to suffer. Satan is going to cast some of you into prison. Fear not and give tribulation 10 days and I will give you the crown of life..." my name is sLeep....i had a house in chicago, i left it to come here and help, but noone wants my help.....i became homeless to help even, leaving my life in Chicago.....2 more hands, eyes, ears, brain, and a heart if you want to organize and rethink a new strategy and better way......I have some ideaas that may avoid some of the legal manipulation that previous attempts faced in the last 6 years.....hmu, im all in sleep3000@gmail.com
At the very minimum 1500$ for 1 bedroom. I use to live in low income housing project then somebody bought the building and jacked up the price nobody could afford and had to move out smh
It's not gentrification that's changing Oakland. It happened 25 yrs ago when silicon valley was in full swing. Family properties that had been owned for generations, came in and pushing real estate boon. Those people blew their money not purchasing anywhere to live. Thus becoming homeless.
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As a native born Californian that grew up in the bay area [born and raised in Richmond] and lived in the Lake Merritt area in the 90s we saw this coming then. We simply pursued higher education to further insulate ourselves from being priced out despite the gentrification movement or should I say ethnic cleansing? My question to these UC Berkeley students doing this video. How come you didn't include the impact illegal aliens play in all of this? Sure we can lay "some" of the blame on toxic capitalism but what about liberal politics as well? Your appraisal of this issue is incomplete.
Conservative politics aided gentrification on the national level, liberal politics on the local and state level. Look at who the developers donate to. As far as illegal immigrants how many of them can afford oakland these days? Look at fruitvale, that's been colonized as well. That had a huge illegal population. They are victims in this as well. I think ignoring capitalism as the cause of gentrification is naive
Liam What is your problem with gentrification anyway? As far as I see it, its the way the world works. A place becomes desirable to live in for whatever reason and prices go up. Tell me a place where that doesn't happen.
SALUTATIONS GENTRIFICATION IS NOTHING NEW IT HAS HAPPENED HISTORICALLY (FYI: OHLONE TRIBE, SPAIN & MEXICO OCCUPATION, EUROPEAN/AMERICAN COLONIZATION) YOUR TEAM FAILED IN PREPARING YOUR SPEECHES, YOUR TEAM LOOKED SCARED AND UNEASY.....ARE YOU GUYS TRANSPLANTS? OR COCONUTS FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SMH
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As long as the Acorn Projects are in Oakland, it'll never be totally gentrified. Small parts have been gentrified but the people that left West Oakland didn't move into tents. They moved to Antioch, Stocken, etc. But don't worry, East Oakland will always be East Oakland
I couldn’t agree more with this comment
I could not disagree more . There's literally people living in tents in the shadows of there old homes . There's a reason why tent cities are popping up more and more . It's not a figment of your imagination . Some may have moved to antioch but not all. Gentrification caused alot of homelessness as well. And just because the acorn projects are there that's good enough ? So all the black folks only in get to live in projects ? What a disgrace of a comment . Totally misguided and ignorant . Your part of the problem big dog you disgust me .
@@i_overstand5102 , , so what is your solution to gentrification? If people have money and want, or are willing to move to a certain area, that’s their prerogative. They aren’t strong arming anybody out of their homes. A person who decides they are willing to pay high rent, do you blame the person for being willing to pay that amount or the owner for asking that much for rent? So your solution is, let’s keep Oakland poor. Let’s keep everything low income. So for people that are more well off, where do you want them to live? In tents? Far away? You disgust me with your “give me hand outs” mentality, instead of working hard and earning a living. Nobody gave me anything and I have to bust my ass everyday on a blue collar job but I do what I got to do.
@@MikeLimTravel the whole hand outs retoric is just what people say when they get lazy and can't think of anything else . I've worked blue collar jobs since I was 16 never had a hand out in my life besides a good family helping me here and there. I'm just pointing out that it isn't true that people are actually just moving to antioch . No they are becoming homeless as well. I understand your point but where were the clean the streets , the grocery stores, and the police presence when the black people lived in the neighborhood? There was none . It only started happening after the yuppy white folks from upstate PA started moving in and thus rents got driven up because the place became more desirable.
@@MikeLimTravel you say your blue collar ? Forget about race . It's a shame normal blue collar working class families can't afford Oakland any more. That's what drives this gap between rich and poor and people start getting desperate. This is america it isn't new delhi india.whats your solution ? Haven't heard any .
yes, the reality is that a lot of people don't understand what gentrification means. the people at the oakland/lake merritt cookout didn't even seem to realize that oakland has already been gentrified. this process started in the early 90s and is completed now. in other words, the process cannot be stopped and has already affected the majority of poor former residents. this is a statewide problem.
ass hole The future is now, old man.
Its a genocide ... kill off the old to make space for the new it happends every few generations
East Oakland is definitely not gentrified
So how much of the homeless problem is caused by gentrification?
@Sergio Aguirre
Does the state have approaches that have reduced its homeless population?
@Sergio Aguirre
For me the focus should be on programs that can help to reduce the homeless population. Many homeless people are probably drug addicts. So have a program that deals with drug addiction.
I talk to many of the homeless in West Oakland on a daily basis - and more than 50% of them in West Oakland appear to be from West Oakland. Often they are previously incarcerated people who due to probation restrictions they need to live in a specific county and as West Oakland is where they know people, and was their neighborhood, it is where they often stay. And I know several of the older homeless people in my neighborhood that are the last remaining people in their family and they lost their homes due to predatory lending - which was very much created by the motivation of gentrification As far as I can tell the "traveling" homeless in West Oakland have RVs and it is one of the few places in the Bay Area where they can park and be relatively not-harrassed. So your blanket statement just does not work here.
I am sure regulations and fines were created against banks because everything they were doing was on the up and up. No coercion, misrepresentation, exploitative or unscrupulous actions on the lenders part. Yep, it was totally the fault of the borrowers. You are a piece of work.
The banks did not lend rope. This happened like this en masse as this one point in history due to bad practices on the banks' part. The bank played the con-man here, but by the time it was figured out millions of people lost their homes. Which, whether you like it or not, these predatory loans intentionally targeted people of color, elderly, and low-income folks and this has contributed to the homeless issues in the Bay Area. But since you are perfect and holier than though, maybe you can find a solution that is not "make them invisible" which is pretty clear what you would prefer.
Are the people who made this video from the Bay Area? Oakland? Or are they gentrifiers doing a film on gentrification
Bay Area reppin what up tho!
If you think there is a foreclosure problem in west Oakland you don’t understand the problem. The only ones being foreclosed on are landlords who were prevented from collecting rental income or evicting delinquent tenants. Most of those landlords recouped their loss by taking out loans against the property that they immediately defaulted on. Probably a lot of those people formed LLC’s and bought back their properties from the bank at a discount and without the burden of an existing lease agreement. A great example of someone who does this Paul Pelosi, Nancy Pelosi’s husband.
There is an apartment complex literally next to Cal Waste in West Oakland lol
WANTED TO SEE MORE INTERVIEWS WITH THE PEOPLE, BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT A LOT TO SAY, BUT WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO SAY
Real talk me and my family are damn near next to be sleeping on the street its hard as concrete out here appreciate your blessings
This is amazing thank you guys for holdin it Down for the Town
You know -- Bay Areaaaaa
I been in Oakland,Ca all my life 44 years never had a place to call my own, went to the penitentiary for weed that is now legal couldn’t get a a good job cause I had a felony for so called “sales of marijuana “ s^ it is hard my family is struggling to make ends meet. Somebody has to pay for the strife y’all brought to my town, mofo’s is wrong and you will pay, trust and believe.
im down to help take it back from the fake jews for yall, just need to organize and plan and take action.....must be sneakier than the serpent.....and revelations 2: 9-10..... "I know those who say they are Jews and are not but are a synagogue of Satan. Fear none of those things you are about to suffer. Satan is going to cast some of you into prison. Fear not and give tribulation 10 days and I will give you the crown of life..." my name is sLeep....i had a house in chicago, i left it to come here and help, but noone wants my help.....i became homeless to help even, leaving my life in Chicago.....2 more hands, eyes, ears, brain, and a heart if you want to organize and rethink a new strategy and better way......I have some ideaas that may avoid some of the legal manipulation that previous attempts faced in the last 6 years.....hmu, im all in sleep3000@gmail.com
Damn homie! You are eligible for a cannabis license i.n Oakland! Get that shit and sell it!
Neighborhoods change, gentrification raises property balurs snd decreases crime sad but true
How much does the apartment complex cost per month. That information would help.
At the very minimum 1500$ for 1 bedroom. I use to live in low income housing project then somebody bought the building and jacked up the price nobody could afford and had to move out smh
You should reunite to post a video post pandemic
It's not gentrification that's changing Oakland. It happened 25 yrs ago when silicon valley was in full swing. Family properties that had been owned for generations, came in and pushing real estate boon. Those people blew their money not purchasing anywhere to live. Thus becoming homeless.
As a native born Californian that grew up in the bay area [born and raised in Richmond] and lived in the Lake Merritt area in the 90s we saw this coming then. We simply pursued higher education to further insulate ourselves from being priced out despite the gentrification movement or should I say ethnic cleansing? My question to these UC Berkeley students doing this video. How come you didn't include the impact illegal aliens play in all of this? Sure we can lay "some" of the blame on toxic capitalism but what about liberal politics as well? Your appraisal of this issue is incomplete.
Conservative politics aided gentrification on the national level, liberal politics on the local and state level. Look at who the developers donate to. As far as illegal immigrants how many of them can afford oakland these days? Look at fruitvale, that's been colonized as well. That had a huge illegal population. They are victims in this as well. I think ignoring capitalism as the cause of gentrification is naive
Liam What is your problem with gentrification anyway? As far as I see it, its the way the world works. A place becomes desirable to live in for whatever reason and prices go up. Tell me a place where that doesn't happen.
west oakland has a very low immigrant population. You are barking up the wrong tree
You people destroyed the heart and soul of my town!!!
Good! Make it less ghetto!
Record your interviews. Lmfao. This honestly just seems like you are making up stories of fictitious people. Lmfao.
Aaron Garza well you’re trippen homie. We put in the work
Miles Aiello obviously not, because we didn’t see a single interview. Only you and your friend talking. Lmfao.
You didn’t put in any work.
G+ lmfao
Aaron Garza haha. You’re right. Thanks!
Miles Aiello it’s all good GangstaS. Next time.
oakland deserves better treament from its residents.
West Oakland is every night shooting
Oakland can only increase rent by 3% a year . That increase is a lie
SALUTATIONS GENTRIFICATION IS NOTHING NEW IT HAS HAPPENED HISTORICALLY (FYI: OHLONE TRIBE, SPAIN & MEXICO OCCUPATION, EUROPEAN/AMERICAN COLONIZATION) YOUR TEAM FAILED IN PREPARING YOUR SPEECHES, YOUR TEAM LOOKED SCARED AND UNEASY.....ARE YOU GUYS TRANSPLANTS? OR COCONUTS FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SMH
Great work.
looks like Portland OR and Seattle WA with all the homeless camps. Thanks Democrats
Howe are democrats responsible?
Don't ever compare Oakland to Portland or Seattle .
@@i_overstand5102I will always have love for the Town but where was the lie?
There ia alot of vacant land more housing would lower the cost of housing its supply and demand
Thank you so much for gentrifying. Please do it faster.
wait he’s 😍
Good job
They voted for no room to complain now
What?