Protesters rally outside a house at 2928 Magnolia St. in Oakland on Monday, Jan. 13, where two homeless mothers who had been squatting on the property were evicted. (Photo courtesy of Moms 4 Housing)

Two homeless mothers and two male supporters were arrested on misdemeanor obstructing offenses during the Jan. 14 eviction of the group Moms 4 Housing that had been occupying a home in West Oakland since November, a sheriff’s spokesman said.

The four people who were arrested at the house at 2928 Magnolia St. shortly before 6 a.m. were identified as mothers Tolani King, 46, and Misty Cross, 38, and supporters Jesse Turner, 25, and Walter Baker, 28.

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.