City of Oakland Public Works Department addressed this issue on 02/07/2015, service request # 564549.

Because the reported graffiti is on private property, Public Works sent a service request to Code Enforcement to have Volkswagon of Oakland remove the graffiti from their retaining wall around their parking lot on Valdez Street and 28th Street.

Service Request
564915
issue: Code Enforcement

Video showing graffiti on retaining wall
http://youtu.be/wA4PYWLDLfY

The Code Enforcement Request should posted here and Code Enforcement should update the status of their work on removing the graffiti, including the following info.

“Code Compliance receives a complaint about a blighted property, which may include graffiti on private property. The case is assigned a complaint number and an inspector is assigned to investigate the complaint as noted.”

“The inspector verifies the complaint and the blighted conditions. The inspector provides investigation of blight complaints on private properties, which may include graffiti. The owners are notified in writing to abate the blighted conditions on their property within 10 - 21 days. The property owners have 14 days from the date of the notice to file an appeal. If the property owners fail to comply, then they will be assessed a fee, and our department will contract to have the property abated by a third party vendor. Publicly awarded contracts for abatement work on privately owned properties are authorized by three City ordinances: Blight (Ord. 10, 986 & 12.046 CMS) and Graffiti (Ord. 10.997 CMS).”

I found the above info on a City PDF dated 2008
http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/19556.pdf

Thanks for fixing this issue!

Thanks Tim. This information on what is required by code enforcement is very enlightening because my experiences have been they do not call back they do not show up. Your basic black hole which is confirmed by the hundreds of blighted building and the thousands of tags and spray vandalism that is at epidemic levels. Now I can quote the rules.

Thanks for fixing this issue!