Recommendation 26-6
Within 90 days, the City of Oakland must provide and reinforce training to employees in the Public Works Department’s Keep Oakland Clean and Beautiful division, so that they do not prematurely and improperly close illegal dumping cleanup work orders before all waste has been removed from a location.
Jury report: Illegal Dumping in Oakland: City Buried Under Trash · PDF page 37
Permanent linkOfficial response
City of Oakland City Administration and City Council
Agency plans to implementSays training has begun and will continue; promises regular aerial imagery and handheld-device use by December 31, 2026 to verify closures.
Read official response · PDF page 4Addresses training and both premature and omitted closure errors. The technology date is not a stated completion date for all training.
- Continue training for proper work-order closure. Owner: Oakland Public Works. Timing: Not specified.
- Regularly use aerial imagery and handheld devices to verify work-order closure. Owner: Oakland Public Works. Timing: By December 31, 2026..
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.