I see it's back. I'll report it to Caltrans again, but you might want to contact your neighborhood services coordinator and city council member to find a more permanent solution to this problem. Maybe one of Oakland's many homeless organizations can do outreach.

http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/CityCouncil/o/District3/a/CouncilmemberProfile/index.htm

Find your beat and neighborhood services coordinator here:

http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/OPD/DOWD005094

Reported to Caltrans:

MSR Ticket Number: 554038
Date Submitted: 2013-06-09 16:16:47

One of the tents is shored up with a "foundation" of logs that are as much as a foot in diameter and as much as three feet long. These logs are perched precariously atop the slope to the tunnel entrance. It would take only a mild earthquake to send one rolling into traffic below. I agree with Mr. Mortimer, if a log shot into the path of a car at a heavy traffic moment, someone could get killed. Please take care of this immediately.

just leave these people be, please.

Why should we "just leave these people be, please?" It is unsafe for everyone.

City of Oakland Public Works Agency referred this issue to CALTRANS TRAFFIC, service request # 464573. Please contact that agency to follow-up. For more information, please visit the "Helpful Links to Other Resource Partners" at the link below.
http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/PWA/Connect/ReportaProblem/index.htm
Thank you.

Nothing has changed, the encampment is still there.

Is it still there now? I received this:

Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 8:53 AM
Subject: Maintenance Service Request - Ticket #: 552260 � Closed

Your concern as submitted in the Maintenance Service Request has been addressed, and your ticket has been closed. Thank you for using the Caltrans web site to notify us of your concern. At Caltrans we're here to get you there. If you have any questions please call our District Office, at (510) 286-6173.

Message from District MSR Coordinator:
MSR Ticket Number: 552260
Date Submitted: 2013-05-06 11:08:21
Date Completed: 2013-05-15 00:00:00
California County: Alameda
State Highway Route: 61
Nearest Town or City: Oakland
Nearest Cross Street: 5th St.
Mode of Transportation: Walking
Direction of Travel: Southbound
Time Situation Noticed: 12 noon - 1 pm
Type of Situation: Illegal Dumping
Description of Situation: There is a small homeless campsite here. The campsite is at the top of the hill. They people have a lot of stuff and it has been rolling down the hillside getting quite close to traffic as it goes through the Webster Tube. The campsite that was cleared out is back. Is there a way to keep people out of this area and or send homeless outreach?
Geographic Location of Situation: See above.

Not true! I drove by there about an hour ago and they are still there. In fact their may be more of them.

I made another CalTrans service request.

Thanks, Eileen.

Yes, thanks Eileen! We appreciate your efforts.

Nothing has changed, except perhaps there is more trash now.

CalTrans and City of Oakland keep acknowledging and closing this serious issue with no action taken. I live very close by and have watched this and the encampment in underpass only get worse since this was reported several months ago. It is not being resolved. I understand CalTrans is responsible for cleaning this up. Who will hold them accountable?

They closed the last report I made on July 17th. I just made another one.
MSR Ticket Number: 557091
They have cleaned up the hillside CalTrans land in the past, but the encampment and resulting dumping keeps coming back.

Does anyone know if the Neighborhood Services Coordinator for beat 1X has been contacted about this? Since the NSCs are our liaisons with city governmnet, perhaps she could tell us how to proceed. I know it's CalTrans land, but it's overflowing into and impacting the city streets so she may have suggestions.
The NSC is listed as Annie Sloan:
asloan@oaklandnet.com
238-2340

I still see people camped out near the entrance to the Posey tube.

It has gotten better on the CalTrans property but City of Oakland hasn't done anything about this location. There is no reason that anyone should be camping on an open hill above a busy thoroughfare. Eventually someone is going to get hurt and this will be part of the recordshowing the city knew about it and didn't do anything. Oakland - what are you doing about this?

Can the city request a permit from the campers?

Campers are still there. Cal Trans has moved them out, but they return in a day or so.

I bet they've lived there longer than you've lived nearby.

One of the tents next to I-880 behind the Hong Lok Senior Center (in Chinese Garden between Harrison and Alice Streets) was totally engulfed in flames when I rode by at 9:00am yesterday (2 Oct 14). There was a plume of black smoke. No one was around but I heard sirens, so I assume OFD was able to address the immediate problem. CalTrans and OPW occasionally address the trash problem. But NO ONE is addressing the longer term problem (services for the homeless, causes of homelessness,etc). Saying "Just leave these people be" [KHW] or "I bet they've lived there longer than you've lived nearby" [Oaklandish] contributes nothing to the discussion of short term solutions, and exacerbates any efforts to address the bigger problems. Fire is a problem; trash is a problem; unsanitary conditions are a problem; aggressive panhandling is a related problem. Who is working on solutions to any of these problems? It is going to require more than a few snide comments, KHW and Oaklandish.

fenced off area