An Oakland neighborhood said they’re fed up with the hundreds of old tires being dumped all over their sidewalk.
People who live in the area said they know who is dumping the tires, and they’ve reported it to the city, but they say the city isn’t doing anything to stop him.
“When I saw these tires, I was just astonished because the pile is literally taller than me,” said East Oakland resident Ansel Troy.
Neighbors said the tires first appeared about three months ago, and every time the city cleans them up the tires come right back.
“What am I supposed to do. I can’t physically move these, right. What does the city want us to do. Wait?” said Troy.
He doesn’t live in the Fruitvale but has started an account called “East Oakland Dad” on X, formerly known as Twitter, to highlight the issues he’s seeing in Oakland, especially when it comes to illegal dumping.
“I wouldn’t even call myself an activist. I’m just a dad that lives in East Oakland who thinks that my son and my family and my friends and my neighbors deserve some level of service where we don’t have to deal with this,” he said.