Finding 26-21
The City of Oakland (Keep Oakland Clean and Beautiful) has prematurely closed illegal dumping work orders before all types of waste had been removed from a location.
Jury report: Illegal Dumping in Oakland: City Buried Under Trash · PDF page 36
Permanent linkOfficial response
City of Oakland City Administration and City Council
Agrees and promises regular use of aerial imagery and tablets to verify closures by December 31, 2026.
Read official response · PDF page 12Explicit agreement and specific technology actions with a dated implementation target; no completed deployment is demonstrated.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.