Carroll Fife

Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment

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Director of the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment.

Carroll Fife on KCRW

What would you do for a roof over your head if you became homeless? Dominique Walker of Oakland faced that reality. Her solution was to squat in someone else’s house.

Oakland mom on why she squatted in a vacant house

What would you do for a roof over your head if you became homeless? Dominique Walker of Oakland faced that reality. Her solution was to squat in someone else’s house.

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