Monthly Archives: May 2012
Clippings May 24th – May 30th
Police arrest three Occupy protesters at evicted house (Minnesota Star Tribune) “We don’t want to be involved in these actions, but legally when we get a call from an owner on a trespass we have to respond…” In a statement … Continue reading
Clippings May 20th-May 23rd
Cruz Family Eviction in Minnesota Stymied (Occupy Our Homes) Yesterday over 100 community members successfully forced the sheriffs and police to retreat after they tried to evict the Cruz family’s home. and here When sheriffs arrived to evict the home, … Continue reading
Clippings May 16th – May 19th
Citywise: Oakland City Council rejects Civil Rights lawyer (Contra Costa Times) The ((Oakland)) City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved expanding and strengthening a program to prevent blight at homes that have been foreclosed or are going through foreclosure proceedings. Last … Continue reading
Clippings, May 6th – 11th
Look Who’s Pushing Homeowners Off the Foreclosure Cliff (Bloomberg) Lenders have been imposing exorbitant insurance policies on homeowners whose regular coverage lapses or is deemed insufficient. The policies, standard homeowner’s insurance or extra coverage for wind damage, say, for Florida … Continue reading
Foreclosure Defense Group Update – May 5, 201
FORECLOSURE DEFENSE GROUP UPDATE – May 5, 2012 1. ACTION THIS THURSDAY! 2. OOFDG Debrief on Mayday DnR march 3. Updates: Emergency callout, Marquinita’s eviction, etc. 4. Upcoming: canvass, shifts in focus, la Fruitvale 5. CHECK THIS OUT! : Portland … Continue reading
News Clippings May 2nd – 5th
Occupy Bernal succeeds in stalling foreclosures (SF Chronicle (Nevius)) This week’s cause was a couple, Washington and Maria Davila, who have been renting a home in Bernal for seven years. The bank was planning to auction off the property Saturday … Continue reading
News Clippings April 29th – May 2nd
Hopeful Sign For Occupy-Backed Homeowner Facing Foreclosure (The Uptake) For months US Bank has denied having any control over foreclosure proceedings against North Minneapolis homeowner Monique White, but now US Bank officials are working quietly behind the scenes, apparently to … Continue reading
