Both! >;-D

Do you work for the City of Oakland? If you do, your comments are not productive. If you are, please provide me your phone number so we can chat about your role and my role as a tax paying citizen. Thank you.

Whoa! "Dodged that bullet"... (I'm a tax-paying citizen, too!)
Dear Emily: Keep up your good work reporting on SCF; the understaffed, overworked DPW need our 'eyes'! Thank _YOU_!

Calonergan I'm LOL - I agree - OPW works very hard and I'm sure does the best it can under the circumstances. At least we can depend them to show up when expected and notify us when they cannot -- which is more than I can say about extra patrols I have requested from OPD.

Dear Ms. Emily,

Thank you for contacting the Department of Public Works regarding this matter. However, additional information is needed before your request can be processed. Please provide an exact address for the property you are reporting. Your assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated.

Thank you.