Oakland activist Seneca Scott announces he is entering the race for mayor.
OAKLAND, CALIF. -- Community activist Seneca Scott is the founder of grass roots organization that sued the City of Oakland over its homelessness policies.Scott, who's the executive director of Neighbors Together Oakland, spoke to ABC7's Jobina Fortson on our digital-only newscast,"ABC7@7" on Friday.Fortson addressed some key issues, starting with homelessness and housing in Oakland.
Scott says Oakland has an encampment management policy that was previously passed meant to balance the interest of the housed and unhoused community. The policy makes it illegal to have an encampments 50 feet from parks, residents and business, unless it's attached to a nonprofit or city service.Scott knows there isn't a lot of housing available in Oakland, but needs to be a priority. He says the city has allocated $3.5 billion over the next years with a focus on housing, but has one concern.He also says there needs to be a focus on drug access and addiction within Oakland's unhoused community.
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