Attached is another photo showing the other side of the creek.

Sorry but I am a bit ticked off at the city. I reported another encampment over at Snow Park and it has been 17 days (so far) without any action.

Everyone has rights, but the homeless seem to have way to many.. They are making the parks in this city look like campgrounds. People can't take their kids to play. They are allowed to camp in front of people's homes etc. They use public places as their toilet, illegal dumping ground , their drug use, and the city allows it. Just because they are homeless doesn't give them the right to destroy Oakland.. The mayor needs to wake up.

This particular encampment has been there for well over a year with at least a couple of tents. After that length of time it would seem like home to me - I know there have been complaints about a trash pile on the other side of the underpass - I don't think that the homeless should be living in this location.

First of all thank you for posting this issue. I posted the same thing on the 25th with the usual lack of response or action. Quite honestly writing to the city leadership will not work, it simply is not on their "radar".

Thank you for your request. According to our system, we already have an open service request of this kind at this location. Your request has been combined with service request #619329. If you would like to check the status of the request, please contact the Public Works Call Center at 510-615-5566 or pwacallcenter@oaklandnet.com. This issue can also be followed by watching http://seeclickfix.com/issues/2076421.

Check out all the graffiti notices also. We walked down through Chinatown to shop at Jack London and there was so much graffiti is was sickening. It is especially sad when people don't think that contacting their representatives will do any good, but that is Oakland for you. The homeless and thugs before families and kids. Way to go Libby.

I did write to city leadership earlier today (again) but have low expectations.

I've written the mayor at least three times , also emailed her and no response so I think if she is out of touch with reality, then the mayor needs to go.

Went by today after stopping at the library. The homeless guy that hangs out at the bathrooms (and yet uses the bushes to do is business) was still there.

Also still there are the campers under the Lake Merritt Blvd (see photos.)

Out of control. We can see who runs Oakland.

The view from the other side of the creek.

Apparently, San Francisco is taking action to clear out a homeless encampment on its Division Street. Oakland should follow their example with the tents under the 12th Street overpass along the now-opened creek between Lake Merritt and the Estuary. Oakland taxpayers paid plenty to rehabilitate the Lake Merritt area with Measure DD, for the enjoyment of residents and visitors, not to make a better place for the homeless to pitch their tents. How many tents are enough to get the City's attention. The first one should have triggered a quick response to stop any more.

Thank Libby, who doesn't seem to be able to stand up to advocates. I can't believe that the city is allowing this. It's unsafe and unhealthy to all. Put up a tent city somewhere. Is it that hard???