California moms on frontline of battle against homelessness When Dominique Walker moved back from Mississippi to her native California last year, she planned to pursue a nursing degree while caring for her two small children. She initially stayed with family and in hotels as she looked for a home but quickly realized she could not afford the skyrocketing rental prices in the Bay Area. On the verge of homelessness, she and several other mothers in the same predicament occupied a vacant house in Oakland in November, hoping to raise awareness about the state's homelessness crisis. The gamble worked. The group, known as 'Moms 4 Housing', were evicted from the house in January but not before their initiative prompted officials to vow to do more to address the issue. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES