How can there be any abandoned houses in Oakland in this housing market? I was also recently told off that littering and dumping was a cultural thing and was non of my MFing business as the person cleaned out the trash and diapers from there unlicensed car into the gutter.

Neighbors, the NCPC, RAC : all have repeatedly complained to City Administrators, Housing Dept, Code Enforcement, and Councilmembers about this property ... for more than 10 years......NOTHING. I wrote a letter to the owners, RAC Blight Committee wrote a letter to the owners....nothing. David Coleman is right: how can a city claim a housing shortage when there's abandoned, boarded up buildings like this in Hoover-Foster and elsewhere all over Oakland and the City does nothing about it? There has been zero transparency and disclosures from the City to the neighborhood about this property and the one to the south of it. About 2 yrs ago, there was mention of city-subsidized housing use for this property, yet how ironic, when for the previous 6 years, the City agencies repeatedly told neighborhood groups there was nothing they could do-- the City repeatedly refused to place liens on the place, claiming expensive liens would prevent the owners from fixing it up (unbelievable - you can't make this stuff up!) ; and also they didn't have a budget after the Recession to seize blighted properties and place them on the market. They clearly have money for what's important to them. Broken Oakland on display.

How many of these empty houses are owned by the City of Oakland/ the Tax payers. I have tried digging it this. Talk about a black hole this boarder's on criminal activity by our elected officials and city managers. As JQP mentioned these non resident property owners do maintain there property and do they even pay property taxes. Corrupt and Dysfunctional Oakland on display.

This property is 3281 MLK Jr Way, and owned by :

Hirdeypal Bhathal & Karnpal Bhatal
11407 Pacific Shores Way
San Diego, CA 92130-8652

The owner pay their taxes. Anyone interested in getting to the bottom of why this property is permitted to remain a Public Nuisance after so many residents have complained to every possible public agency for so many years : would be a Public Service. Unlike anything our taxpayer funded civil servants have provided for over 10 years.

Maybe someone reading this goes to San Diego once in a while and can drop in on these guys and find out what their plans are. People have written them letters, so they are aware of the problem.

And why is Code and Blight enforcement 238-3381 and Nuisance Abatement 238-6370 not doing there jobs. Maybe the city auditor needs to be contacted. What ever happened to the $6k vacant property tax?

The City of Oakland addressed this issue on 05/20/2019, service request #905405.