I have noticed this too on Gleason Way. Total public health hazard.

City of Oakland Public Works Department referred this issue to CODE ENFORCEMENT, service request # 542951.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.

$0 - Foreclosure: 8/04/2011
Buyer: Federal Nat'l. Mortgage @#$%'n, Fannie Mae BA: N/A
Seller: Ndex West Llc (Trustee), James Chau SA: N/A
$423,000 - Resale: 5/21/2003
Buyer: James Chau BA: N/A
Seller: Lee A. Admr Henderson, John H. Henderson (Estate) SA: N/A

That's not terribly surprising. I had a house on my block that was also a foreclosure. Became a drug house and I even got burglarized as a result of the activities there. When they cleared out the blight in the backyard, I had a huge rat problem. The city had to get involved by fining the bank and or management company monthly. The situation improved quickly after that.

Scary!

Call Code Enforcement (510) 238-3381. I have had some luck with blighted properties being cleaned up.

was this taken care of?

place seems fixed now