I sent PW three notices and they sent back acknowledging emails. No improvement in the situation.

City of Oakland Public Works Department referred this issue to CODE ENFORCEMENT, service request # 538010.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.

if you don't mind, YOU follow up. I'm not on the City's payroll and I don't generally accept assignments from the people who are. My interest is in reporting the problem to the city. Your interest, if I might make so bold, is to see that the issue is resolved. I have been reporting this problem for four months and there has been no noticeable improvement. Now, please figure out who is responsible for telling property owners what the law is and send somebody to take care of it. For the amount I pay in property taxes to live in this neighborhood, I don't want it to look like a dump.

Jack, if you have the addresses of the offending apartment buildings I'll be happy to forward this and the photo to Code Enforcement.

Thanks, Eileen. all to happy.... 3589 Coolidge, 3607 Coolidge, 3627 Coolidge, 3737 Coolidge. That entire row of apartments (and a couple single-family homes) seems not to notice the block looks like a dump, directly across the street from Bret Harte school.

anything you can do would be appreciated.

thanks,
-j

I just emailed Code Enforcement at inspectioncounter@oaklandnet.com. Let's see if they act on it.

Tomorrow is trash pickup, so everyone has cans out. that is, I'm optimistic.... thanks.