Some tenants are still living in hotels after they were flooded out of their east Oakland apartments and, on Sunday, they took their frustration to their landlord's front door.
OAKLAND -- The effects of the severe winter storms are still being felt. In east Oakland, some tenants are still living in hotels after they were flooded out of their apartments on New Year's Eve."We are here because he still has a bedroom he sleeps in. He still has his own bathroom. He still has all of his stuff," said tenant Dream Jasmine Braggs.
On Dec. 31, 2022, a severe storm flooded the garage and knocked out the electrical system at the complex. FEMA stepped in to pay for hotels after UrbanCore said it ran out of money. Mendez said their hotel room is about 300 square feet. She and her 9-year-old sister miss their 1,200-square-foot town home.There's no kitchen and no microwave in the room. They said every day the meals are either fast food take-out or at sit-down restaurants.The tenants said they just want to go home.
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