Agree

Exactly, as the elder women at the Oak Center Neighborhood meeting told me, "it's a zip code thing". It's a racial injustice thing actually - keeping streets clean of drug dealers, discarded needles is not a priority is West Oakland

10 years ago, such a scene would never have been allowed to happen. There were still drug dealers, but they never established permanent business addresses complete with furniture. They would have been broken up the first night.

So does the mayor or city leaders care.? They give no response to anything.

that's exactly what my family and neighbors can't get over - that the chairs are set out on the sidewalk, the cars drive up and are served at the curb all day and night. just try to picture that happening on a street in Claremont, or for that matter, in any other part of the city. This is why the dishonest & greedy Mr Tagami know W O would be an easy place to get his polluting coal trains into

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Ultimately it is the Mayor's fault, it's her City to run. What's more disturbing is that the person who represent our District/Area is not speak-out and going at-bat for us. He is not doing things in the best interest of his constituents that elected him. At the next election, he must go and get someone who is sympathetic to our needs in our neighborhood.

The mayor is a native of Oakland, but yet seems not to know what is going on in parts of her city or doesn't want to deal with it. The person who represents this area needs to get with it or step down.

the person who represents our district is Lynnette Gibson McElhaney, our council person and also the City Council President

I know, I've written her also, no response, that's why i keep saying she needs to step down because she just doesn't get it, and this probably isn't in front of her home. After the sad news reports on our streets you'd think it would be a wake up call. Disgusting

just passed one of local dealers on 30th st between Linden and Chestnut, sitting out on the curb in his "office" chair counting his $$ - the days take

I will and encourage all in my neighborhood to vote for any person other than Lynnette Gibson McElhaney who is apathetic or doesn't want to rock the boat because our cause. My belief is that she wants this problem contained in an area (our neighborhood) rather than proliferate to other affluent areas. Let's be clear, we are thee sacrificial lamb for Oakland. The mandate for the Oakland Police is only focus on shooting and murders. Traffic patrol, drug dealing, thief, homeless encampment, and prostitution are deemed as "non-violent" or victimless crimes therefore not a priority. What our Civic Leaders fail to see is that these crimes are the devils' seeds inextricably to violent crimes.

well put and definitely on the mark about the city's attitude and delivery of services to WO

Agree also.

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Here are some important City of Oakland contact points:
* Abandoned Autos: 510-777-8622 (abandoned vehicles on public street after 3 days)
* Animal Control: 510-535-5602 (live animals) or 510-535-4888 (dead animals)
* Code Enforcement: 510-238-3381 (blighted private properties, deteriorated buildings, inoperable vehicles on private property)
* Drug Hotline: 510-238-3784 (tips) or 510-777-3211 (in progress)
* Parking Citations: 800-500-6484 (parking citation assistance center, pay or appeal a citation) or 510-238-3099 (enforcement)
* Prostitution Hotline: 510-238-2373 (tips) or 510-777-3211 (in progress)

Thank you.