Moms 4 Housing Victory Echoes One Oakland Mom's Foreclosure Reversal Nearly A Decade Ago

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Published January 22, 2020 at 11:33 AM CST

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Gayla Newsome stands in front of her Oakland home. (Molly Solomon/KQED)

After months of protests, it was announced this weekend that the group of homeless women known as Moms 4 Housing will be allowed to purchase the abandoned property they occupied.

The story has similarities to another housing victory, also in Oakland, nearly 10 years ago.

Molly Solomon (@solomonout) of KQED reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.