Judge Grants TRO To California Hotel Tenants To Stop Shutoff Of Utilities

Judge Grants "Tempoary Restraining Order" To Keep Gas, Water &
Electricity Turned On, At The California Hotel

July 11, 2008

Judge Grants "Tempoary Restraining Order"

(Case # 08396398 -- Alameda County Superior Court Judge Rausch --
Note: Judge Dombrick was challenged as the original Judge for the case
by attornies John Murcko and Steve Perelson, and Judge Rausch has
replaced Dombrick for case # 08396398.)

--TRO Granted--

Earlier today on July 11, 2008 a TRO (Tempoary Restraining Order) was
granted by Judge Rausch which ordered the owners of the California
Hotel the Oakland Community Housing, Inc., to keep the gas, water and
electricity turned on at the California Hotel. The tenants have been
threatened and told that they needed to move because the gas, water
and electricity was going to be shut off at the California Hotel,
according to the tenants and attorney John Murcko.

An injunction has also been filed to block the unlawful forced
evictions of the tenants who have been told to leave the California
Hotel by July 15, even though they have not received legal eviction
notices.

The hearing for the injunction is set for July 29, according to
attorney John Murcko.

The California Hotel tenants and their supporters are holding a July
14 protest against the Oakland Community Housing, Inc., to demonstrate
against the unlawful evictions taking place at the California Hotel.
See information below about the scheduled protest;

Lynda Carson
510/763-1085

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Protest To Stop Illegal Evictions At California Hotel

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/07/08/18514507.php

JULY 14, 6:pm PROTEST TO STOP ILLEGAL EVICTIONS AT CALIFORNIA HOTEL

Join the tenants of the California Hotel and their supporters for a
protest and rally to stop the unlawful eviction of 75 tenants by the
non profit housing organization Oakland Community Housing, Inc.,
(OCHI).

When: July 14 at 6:pm

Where: California Hotel
3501 San Pablo Avenue Oakland
(Near 35th st & San Pablo)

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STOP ILLEGAL EVICTIONS AT CALIFORNIA HOTEL

On Monday, July 14 (Bastille Day) at 6:00 P.M. tenants at the
California Hotel in Oakland and their supporters will gather at 3501
San Pablo Avenue Oakland to protest the attempt to illegally lock them
out of their housing by their landlord Cahon Associates, and Oakland
Community Housing Inc.

These two slumlords plan to evict all 75 tenants from the California
Hotel on July 15 by shutting off the utilities, and water. The tenants
at the hotel are mostly elderly, disabled persons who are very low
income and have no where else to go.

The landlords are in violation of their agreement with The State of
California Tax Credit Allocation Committee to run a very low income
project for thirty years (1990 to 2020). The State has warned them
against this illegal closure but that has not stopped Cahon Associates
and Charles Fowlks from conducting this illegal action.

Cahon Associates also owns six other properties in Oakland including
San Antonio Terraces, James Lock Courts and others.

These are all scheduled to be closed down and turned into transitional
housing with the eviction of the residents in the future after the
California Hotel is shut down.

This illegal action can be stopped. Fifty tenants of the California
Hotel have filed an action for a injunction.

Be sure to join the protest & rally on Bastille day July 14 at 6:00
P.M. at the California Hotel 3501 San Pablo Avenue Oakland to stop
this illegal lockout!
For further information feel free to contact;

Neptha 712-9280

Or; Lynda Carson at; tenantsrule [at] yahoo.com


Click on links below for more on the mass evictions occurring at the
California Hotel...

(NBC News)
500 Renters Say Oakland Not Providing Low-Income Housing

http://www.nbc11.com/newsarchive/16782702/detail.html


Google / California Hotel Mass Evictions

http://tinyurl.com/6ocf6j


Protest to Stop Illegal Evictions at California Hotel

http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/67162086


Low-income tenants sue over eviction
San Mateo County Times, CA - Jul 4, 2008

http://tinyurl.com/5v2qms


(KTVU - Chan 2)
Dozens Of Residents Of Oakland Hotel Told To Move Out
POSTED: 10:19 pm PDT July 10, 2008

http://www.ktvu.com/news/16850209/detail.html


(ABC News)
abc7news.com: Oakland low income housing may close
Jul 3, 2008 ... OAKLAND, CA (KGO) -- Dozens of disabled Oakland
residents could find ... and they have nowhere to go," says tenants
attorney John Murcko. ...

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local&id=6244840