Tenants pay a large portion of their salaries to live in a clean, quiet, friendly environment where one can sleep peacefully and walk outside without constantly looking over our heads and checking to see if our bikes are still here or if the car has been burglarized. One guy was undressing or getting dressed in the open air. We have children in our building. One was already caught peeping in an apartment window. Will we be fighting fires next?Or filing police reports for burglary?

We are active participants in our Neighborhood Watch Program and really doing our part to be safe.

We trust that Caltrans and other involved agencies will help us by doing their part as well. Please evict the transcients from our neighborhood.

City of Oakland Public Works Department referred this issue to CALTRANS TRAFFIC, service request # 528780.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.

Transcients are still traversing the property, spraying paint (red,yellow, black, green) on the sidewalk, debris on the Cal trans property, and placing pots of plants to "claim their territory".

"CALTRANS TRAFFIC, service request # 528780.Please contact that department to follow-up"
Maria: we had same issues on the I-580 SB Fruitvale exit ramp. We successfully got them evicted a couple of times, w/help from our council member's office; ask your CM Lynette Gibson-McElhaney's staff to contact CalTrans on your behalf: Zac Wald (Chief of Staff) ZWald@Oaklandnet.com
or either Brigitte Cook: BCook@Oaklandnet.com or: Casey Farmer CFarmer@Oaklandnet.com - both Community Liaisons. Good Luck!

One orange tent is still on the property. Cal Trans workers were on the property last Friday; but appeared to ignore the tent. The just cut branches and picked up branches from trees and left.

Thank you from all of the residents of 3422 Andover St., Oakland ! We appreciate all that you do !