It started with this tweet:
JoshuaHol Joshua Holland
At a house reoccupation. 75 yr-old grandmother was locked out b4 the holidays. 6 cop cars; lotsa media. #OO
Apparently and unfortunately, the re#occupiers got there too late.
Josephine Tolbert, a 75 year old great grandmother who -- on Tuesday -- went to drop off her great granddaughter at school and returned to find her locks changed on her home she bought in 1973... On Wednesday, November 30th, she was evicted to profit real estate speculators.
The San Francisco police have apparently blocked the entrance to the home
while protesters are demonstrating outside.
Josephine Tolbert, the evictee who's lost her house, states:
Just as I am finally getting back on my feet, and seeing success with my childcare business after being ill, I am kicked out of my home. I thought I had more time and was working with counseling agencies to keep my home of 38 years, but have found out that it is not only sold but I came home this morning with my grandchild and found my locks changed. I had to immediately cancel my childcare services leaving 2 families, 5 children, are left without their childcare... This isn't how seniors should be treated over the holidays.
The details are not clear, but apparently the home has indeed been sold:
True Compass LLC recently purchased Tolberts home and began eviction proceedings in order to flip the home for a profit.
According to a tweet from Susie Cagle, the house in question is at 150 Ankeny, in the Visitation Valley neighborhood of San Francisco.
susie_c Susie Cagle
Sounds like @JoshuaHol is at foreclosure defense in SF today, 150 Ankeny. Follow him for updates. #OccupySF #OccupyOakland
Here's the latest tweets from Joshua Holland who, I presume, is at the site. Further updates below.
JoshuaHol Joshua Holland
Now everyone in the crowd are on their cells calling the lienholder to demand that Josephine be allowed back into her home.
JoshuaHol Joshua Holland
Now protesters heading toward developers' offices to protest.
There is supposed to be a National Day of Action on Foreclosures on December 6th but so far there's no info on that website about what actions are planned or what's happening. I did get an email back in response saying that some information would be up tomorrow.
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11:36 AM PT: If it's really True Compass LLC, they're a long way away from 150 Ankeny, which is pretty much across town.
11:39 AM PT: No reports on this via Google news that I can find.
11:41 AM PT: Apparently, they are going over to Ocean Ave.
susie_c Susie Cagle
SF foreclosure defense on the go. RT @DPruess Now we are moving on to offices of True Compass, 2010 Ocean Ave. Join us!! #OccupytheHood
11:48 AM PT:
JoshuaHol Joshua Holland
Truecompass office in a strip mall. A few protesters arriving now.
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11:58 AM PT: Looks like a fizzle
JoshuaHol Joshua Holland
This looks like a letter-drop. There are 6 businesses IDed w paper signs on a door to an empty passage in a strip mall. No response to buzz
Should do good research before calling for actions like this.
12:03 PM PT:
JoshuaHol Joshua Holland
Police to protester ratio 5:12
12:15 PM PT:
JoshuaHol Joshua Holland
Police to protester ratio now 8:18