Compared to the awful blight of trash and terrible state of our roads, this seems to be a very minor concern.

I agree in part if there was no illegal dumping at the rate it is going on there would be a lot more money to fix the roads and sidewalks. If code enforcement stepped up the fines on blighted properties. I report all of these. As far as political campaigns signs on public property this about accountability. This is breaking the law. If these people or groups cannot abide by the simple rules what else are up to. As always certain entitled people never feel the laws were meant them.

Is a telephone private property? Rather, don't they belong to PG&E? What Is the law regarding telephone poles? I don't think PG&E is very concerned with people posting stuff on their poles. Perhaps you don't like Barbara Lee. Would you be as upset with the person who has lost her pet and posted a notice on a telephone pole.

First PG&E does in fact own and maintain the power poles. Do you recall the the problems involved with people putting small painted gnomes on PG&Es poles. Please read Oakland Ca Code of Ordinance Title 14 Sign Code 14.04.010 -.070 section 202. I do take issue with lost pet. Yard sales ect. As a volunteer for Keep Oakland Clean these signs go up and almost all are never retrieved and become litter. I voted for Barbara Lee my issue when I contact there campaign office and they refuse to take responsibility for there workers action I will call them on it and this go's for all illegal campaign signs. Check out the aconym L.O.R.S

Dear Mike,
L.O.R.S. = Laws, Ordinances, Regulations and Standards; I feel David is right: they apply to everyone; and these signs/posters ARE left behind - after the dogs are found; the tag sales are over; the campaigns are finished, etc. - to degrade and become litter.
If you volunteered for the litter patrol(s) in the area (Dimond, Glenview) and picked up the melting bits of paper from these notices (as David does), you would understand the impact... :-(

City of Oakland Public Works Department addressed this issue on 09/29/2014, service request # 542674.

I'll wait for David's confirmation, before saying thank you... :-)

Thanks for fixing this issue!