Population of Oakland is over a quarter of a million. I always think of it as a 'gritty' city, but Money magazine thinks otherwise...
Posted on 03/23/2024 6:19:15 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Oakland City Council approved funding to hire more tow companies and use the state DOT’s vacant lots.
Oakland, California is struggling to deal with a deluge of abandoned vehicles across the city. According to the Oakland Department of Transportation, 13,856 cars were reported abandoned over a six-month period in 2023. The city ran out of space in its storage lots and is renting even more room to hold the excess. In total, Oakland is spending $1 million on storage. Anecdotally, car theft is the root of this problem.
ABC7 Bay Area reports the Oakland Police Department will not respond to calls about abandoned or stolen cars unless they are blocking a driveway. Residents are instead instructed to call 311, and to no one’s surprise, abandoned vehicles dominate service calls. Cars are just being dumped everywhere blocking ways into businesses and schools. Business owner Bruce Vong told the TV station, “Some park in front of the gate. I can’t even leave and if you intervene, they’ll shoot you.” Oakland City Council approved funding to hire more tow companies and use the state DOT’s vacant lots.
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My girlfriend in HS had one. Beautiful car
Population of Oakland is over a quarter of a million. I always think of it as a 'gritty' city, but Money magazine thinks otherwise...
The “media” just totally suck and fail their own general fact checking concerns continuously.
At this point in my life, a million buck$ would not cause me to move to Calif., much less Oakland.
[I’d take a “move” to Calif. $Mil but would figure out a way to not become a income tax paying citizen/resident. The State is still an awesome physical property.]
GIVE THEM TO THE ILLEGALS, THEY WILL DRIVE ROGUE..crash and run!!!!!!!!!!1
Cars used to have personality. Today, they all look the same.
Hey, it’s Oak Town. At least they have an urban forest program.
Rio Linda is next to the new tech utopia that’s coming in. There’s a good railroad museum there.
Rush was talking about the Rio Linda of the ‘80s. The good old days. He worked in Sacramento 1984-88.
Auction.
Are they checking to see if the “abondoned” cars were stolen before being left on the city’s streets????
Oakland could solve two problems with one solution. Arrange the abandoned vehicles on public space, and move homeless people into them. Let graffiti artists decorate them instead of vandalizing other property.
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