One month after the tense eviction of the B9 block in Badalona, the social and urban situation remains deadlocked. Although Mayor Xavier Garcia Albiol assured that the building's demolition would be imminent, no effective action has yet taken place. Machines accessed the site briefly, but no real demolition has begun.
This inaction has generated discomfort and confusion among the neighbors. Meanwhile, more than thirty people who lived in the former settlement have formed a new makeshift camp under the C-31 bridge, just a few meters from the emptied building.
Between the persistence of the new settlement, the stalled demolition of B9, and neighbor discomfort, the conflict remains open one month after the eviction.
Social organizations continue working to assist those affected. Initially, the Generalitat de Catalunya assumed responsibility for relocation management, successfully rehousing over 150 people. However, two weeks ago, this responsibility was returned to the Badalona City Council, leaving some of the evicted without stable resources.
Neighbor discomfort in the Remei and Sant Roc neighborhoods persists. Residents had previously reported issues of coexistence, insalubrity, and crime stemming from the B9 occupation. They now claim that these problems have merely shifted to the immediate vicinity, with attempts to force entry into nearby buildings reported by the Remei Neighborhood Association immediately following the police operation.
