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Former Oakland Wood Street Encampment Dweller Now Housed
On Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom called on local leaders to urgently and humanely remove encampments from public spaces.
July 26, 2024
OAKLAND -- Former Oakland Wood Street encampment residents reacted to Gov. Newsom's order to state officials to begin dismantling homeless camps across the state.
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Wood Street was Oakland's largest encampment and it was removed in April of 2023. John Janosko lived there for 8 years.
"It still affects me to this day because it was my home," Janosko said as he looked around Wood Street. "It was heart-wrenching. It was one of the most dramatic things that has probably ever happened to me because it wasn't just an encampment. I don't like using that word. It was a community."
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