I will pass this on to the Office of Emergency Services.

City of Oakland Public Works Agency referred this issue to SUPERVISOR, ELECTRICAL service request # 510263.Please contact that agency 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.

I get it that this is not an electrical department issue. I get that it may not be a public works issue. That doesn't mean, however, that it isn't an issue. I was told that the OFD, and in particular Annette Fontain was the one in charge. I was told this by her.
Yes, I want this to be kept 'Open'. I appreciate this forum to get things reported, and corrected. It seems to be very effective in both other cases I know of.

Still no change. This means that this link in an EMERGENCY notification system, designed to alert thousands, is BROKEN! One good thing, however, the hasn't been an EMERGENCY, so far.

As David says, your request needs to go to the Department of Emergency Services. Please give them a call.

For more information please call the Office of Emergency Services at (510) 238-3938.

http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/OFD/o/OES/

To Eileen, What 'David said' was that "he would pass it on to Emergency Services", dated 3/30/2014. Has he?

I have called I will have to check my records as to who I talked to. Time to be a bit more assertive.

There should be another "test" of the system Wednesday November 5th. Doesn't the system ever recognize that this one fails the test?

Today I called Emergency Services and was transfered to OFD. They seem to be the right dept. We'll see what happens.

Still no change.

Nothing done yet.

Sill nothing done about this "Emergency" siren.

I just talked to Oakland Fire dispatch(444-3322) per OFD emergency services. The said they would contact someone to go out and look at it. They also stated that quite a few sirens were not working due to programing issues??? So Oakland fire dispatch is the go to on this issue not OFD OES. My confidence level did not go up.

Why is this still an issue and not attended to?

Almost 22 months and still nothing done about this! What would happen if there was an emergency, the city does know about this.

There was 'some progress' on this. Two guys pulled up, in an unmarked repair truck, a couple of days ago. The put a ladder up and looked at, photographed the control boxes. They were there about 10 minutes. Compared to the attention it has gotten in 2 years, that's HUGE!

The garbage truck came by about 10 am today and cleaned it up. Thanks!

I commented about the wrong issue.

The City of Oakland Public Works Department has received this issue. It is registered as service request #642975. Please check back for status updates, or contact us directly at 510-615-5566.

This was actually addressed last week. The siren on top of the pole and both of the control boxes were replaced. I just saw on KGO7 news that there is a citywide test at noon today. This can be CLOSED! (Just under 3 years, not bad!)

Wow I heard it I live near MacArthur/ Fruitvale Ave. Thanks Edge City for staying on it.

Yes, THANK YOU to both Edge City + David for your justified, indignant persistence! :-D

Thanks Edge City and David Coleman!