Wow, this article seems to glorify this behavior "beautiful structures". Except this is not their land. It belongs to the city and thus associated taxpayers. Wh

Wow, this article seems to glorify this behavior "beautiful structures". Except this is not their land. It belongs to the city and thus associated taxpayers. What gives them the right to squat on land? They know Oakland and furthermore the bay area won't do anything about it, so they continue. This is just like when I used to live in downtown San Francisco and people would just setup piles of rubble right in the middle of the sidewalk (exposed needles came along with it) on downtown streets. Police and city officials won't do anything about it. I eventually decided I'd had enough, and left San Francisco and the state of California three years ago.