The Mercury News: A ‘tsunami’ of eviction cases is hitting Alameda County. These elected officials are calling for a slowdown
Amid a spike in evictions as cases pile up following the end of a nearly three-year moratorium, a group of progressive elected officials from across Alameda County gathered Wednesday in front of the Hayward Hall of Justice to call on the county’s superior court to slow the flood of people being pushed from their homes.
“Decrease the number of cases that we’re seeing here on a daily basis,” said Oakland City Council Member Carroll Fife. “It’s a factory, and we need to stop it.”
Since the end of Alameda County’s eviction moratorium in April, cases have skyrocketed. The court has seen more than 400 cases every month since May — a number it did not surpass in any month in 2019, before COVID-19 eviction protections were put in place.
