Oakland why is this acceptable? Start fining stores for stolen carts. Start finding a huge lot where the homeless can stay instead of allowing them to trash the whole city.

The city moved them from one side of the street to the other. What exactly does this accomplish? Early this morning a band of 5 young men were loitering at the corner of this location blocking traffic. It's dark at 6:30am and I feared for my safety. I thought for sure I was going to be car jacked, because one of them jumped in front of my car. Thank god another car came up behind me a short while later and he moved out of the way and the rest of them walked back onto the sidewalk.

Our city leaders need to start addressing the homeless issue. Stop the excuses, stop acting like it doesn't exist and do something. These encampments are unsafe to all.

I have read a few reports of kids (thugs) blocking cars and demanding the peoples property. Keep your doors locked and be prepared to have to run them down. Sad times if the value of your property is under $950 dollars all the police can do is give them a ticket. Oh yes OAKLAND do something about all these encampments/garbage dumps.

Very disturbing. Unacceptable behavior by our city leaders. Until a city leader steps up and starts changing Oakland, this is what Oakland's reputation is going to be and they need to be ashamed. Its a continuing tiresome place.

There is an open town hall meeting on Wed, Oct 21 at 2525 Mandela Pkwy from 3-5pm. The meeting is hosted by West Oakland Business Alert, they will address issues regarding, crime, illegal dumping, graffiti, homeless encampments, hazardous materials, potholes, abandoned rail lines, substandard public infrastructure to address these problems for our West Oakland community. Invited guests include City Council President McElhaney, representatives from Senator Hancock and Assembly Member Rob Bonta's office will hopefully be present. Please support our community and let your voice be heard on Wednesday at SF Enterprises conference room, please enter from the warehouse.

There is some great ( scary) information in the 2014 HUD report on the homeless.

Very informative info, sobering statistics. Here's the link for easy access:
https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/2014-AHAR-Part1.pdf

Beautify thank you for posting this link.

Thanks Beautify

There is a bookcase and recliner now! There is a recliner in the street. The bus has to dodge people and trash in the street.

One of the lanes is impassible.

No change. Encampments are still in place on both sides of the road. There are several shopping carts and bicycles.

The encampment has spread over the Emeryville city limits. There is trash everywhere.