Not surprising that housing market forces have led Oakland to legalizing RV residence on private land. Like it or not, it's where we're at. The implications for non-profit and communal use of land are intriguing at least. On tomorrow's City Council agenda 
My two cents, it does seem a bit, too little, too late. Kaplan floated this idea several times since 2017 or so, but the City Admin really didn't take it seriously. Had Schaaf's admin taken it seriously then, we might not be quite as deep in the hole as we are today.
In East Oakland you see a fair bit of RVs parked in backyards and driveways and I'm pretty sure they're dwellings using house utilities. But you also see them parked on curb in similar situations. Open question to me whether it will help--most neighbors don't narc for blight ord
I think the effect on current situations might be negligible and not many people are going to want to enter into a situation like this with a total stranger. I do wonder if it will open up a small market of cheap housing in rented RV's/trailers on private land.
The latter situation would be covered by Just Cause tho. I'm legit fascinated by the potential permutations.
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