One of homeless problems....

Homeless or unhousable plus it is a stolen shopping cart. There main problem is they do not want help they want lots of free stuff and easy access to there bad habit dealers with zero responsibilities. All this enabling, pandering and free diaper service is just making this worse if that's possible. Fine them and give them lots of community service they will leave in droves.

Totally agree. How can we put them into community service instead feeding them with free stuff?

hey David, and Xg76, frankly this doesn't really seem to be the appropriate place for this discussion. Not particularly helpful to the city staff dealing with this specific problem.

I find it appropriate.

If you know what city staff needs, let us know. Let us know what will help them.

I'm guessing they don't need these rants. What purpose does the David's complaint here achieve? What would you hope to gain by it? The person dealing with this is not likely setting policy.

What would you guess they need then?

The City of Oakland Call Center has referred this issue to LAKE MERRITT INSTITUTE,. 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 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.

There is no viable leadership in Oakland thus no one is setting policy or enforcing the law. Cite people for stealing the carts and dumping in the lake things might change.

This was gone a long time ago now