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Oakland's Wood Street encampment undergoing final clearance

Bay Current
Bay Current
Episode • Apr 14, 2023 • 11m

What was once Northern California's largest homeless encampment is coming to a close.

The Wood Street Encampment under I-880 in West Oakland is undergoing its final phase of clearance to make way for affordable housing.

KCBS Radio’s Holly Quan caught up with colleague Matt Bigler to hear about the hundreds of people who have called this space home, and to dive into why the city decided to clear it.

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