This is a long-running complaint which the city and owner apparently prefer to ignore.

What a shame this is a beautiful building. These absentee property owner need to go. Think what could be done by by the right owners.

City of Oakland Public Works Department referred this issue to CODE ENFORCEMENT, service request # 529701.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.

Bryan Parker cleaned it up! VERY Cool. Thanks Bryan.

Not so quick, Randy. There is still plenty of graffiti on the roof and the back of the building. Mr. Parker still has plenty of work to do.

Mr. Parker cleaned it up partially, Randy. There is still plenty of graffiti high on the walls and on the back of the building.

There is still massive graffiti on the roof parapet wall, but the rest of the building is cleaned up by the current short term tenant.

The city appears to have taken NO action what so ever over the last several months.

Bryan Parker's efforts were great, but the property owner is yet to finish the job or st establish proper maintenance. Without help from the city, it appears that the neighborhood will be subject to the same ugly building maintenance - rather neglect - that the owner displayed at 26th and Telegraph for over a decade.

Parker used the building to try to get attention, but he couldn't even do that right.

The owner was noticed by Blight Enforcement in November and the remainder of the graffiti (on the parapet) has finally been removed. I see no graffiti on the building currently - wow.

Thanks for fixing this issue!

For the moment. Let's see how long it lasts.