Until the City develops an effective strategy to combat these issues, we remain at the whim of these chronic violators. Short of the community rallying together to launch an enough is enough campaign to stop the persistent graffiti & illegal dumping, there appears little chance anything will change anytime soon. It's demoralizing having to experience this everyday, but nothing last forever.

I guess I keep thinking, if I'm the squeaky wheel, then maybe something will get done. I'm not satisfied to let this once nice industrial neighborhood to to hell. I care enough about my property that we paint over the graffiti, pick up the garbage if possible right away. I just want my fellow property owners to do the same. Yes, it's a pain, but it maintains the property values and makes it a safe pleasant place to go to work every day.

I hope lots of caring neighbors will go to the West Oakland Neighbors meeting next Thursday, 9/18 @ 3131 Union St, Willie Keyes Rec Ctr @ 6pm. Problems are piling up, most significant is the Mayors plan to place the next city dump in W Oak

City dump in West Oak? I'm unclear as to if that might help the situation if there was an easier process to dump bulky items (?)

The problem is it's cheaper (free) to dump on the streets. They don't want to pay the dump fee. I think the haulers on Craigs List or wherever pick up trash....charge the owner the dump fee....then dump it in West Oakland.

Private haulers from craigslist, etc. are not currently legal or allowed in Oakland.

http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/PWA/o/FE/s/GAR/OAK024618

We are supposed to call Waste Management (but that will change with the new contract) for a bulky waste pickup. Renters in multi-unit complexes are not eligible for a bulky waste pick-up so have to pay for a "job truck" from Waste Management.

http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/PWA/o/FE/s/GAR/OAK024384

Because many people cannot afford that or do not have their own truck, they may just dump stuff on the street. Unscrupulous folks doing remodeling and construction sometimes also dump stuff on the street to avoid paying dump fees. If you hire a contractor and they haul stuff away, always ask for a receipt from the dump.

I have been told that with the new garbage service, California Waste Systems, people living in multi-unit buildings will be eligible for bulky waste pick-ups. I don't know if this is true. If we allowed private haulers, but required them to be registered, that might help, too.

Note: Even though private haulers are not supposed to be operating in Oakland, they are.

Also, there is little enforcement of the existing no dumping laws and just about zero enforcement of graffiti, not just in West Oakland, but the entire city. West Oakland and the San Antonio/New Chinatown areas are some of the worst but there is consistent graffiti everywhere from Deep East to Montclair and Rockridge.
Citizens cleaning up their own personal property is great and helps, but letters need to be emailed to the city council and Public Works en mass.

City of Oakland Public Works Department referred this issue to CODE ENFORCEMENT, service request # 539784.Please contact that department to follow-up, see “Other Helpful Links” at:
http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/PWA/Connect/ReportaProblem/index.htm#Links.

Here are some important City of Oakland contact points:

Abandoned Autos: (510) 777-8622 (abandoned vehicles on the public street after 3 days)

Animal Control (510) 535-5602 (live animals); (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); (510) 777-3211 (in progress)

Parking Citations (800) 500-6484 (parking citation assistance center, pay or appeal a citation); (510) 238-3099 (enforcement)

Prostitution Hotline: (510) 238-2373 (tips); (510) 777-3211 (in progress)

Thank you.

Worse than ever. This is a blight to the neighborhood. It brings more graffiti, illegal dumping and crime to the neighborhood.

City of Oakland needs to keep property owners to task. Clean up the graffiti or City of Oakland fines them every day it's still there.

Still constant graffiti not cleaned up