Tenants in a Fruitvale area apartment building have complained that they had no heat, no working smoke detectors, bedbug and cockroach infestations, faulty electrical wiring and other habitability problems, including a fire in July 2016 that caused extensive damage to several units.
The Oakland City Attorney' Office and the national nonprofit Public Rights Project have announced a partnership to increase City legal resources for civil rights, economic justice and environmental litigation to protect the rights of all Oaklanders.
Companies knew for decades that their products caused climate change and posed “catastrophic” risk, but lied to consumers and continued to make enormous profits.