It’s a terrible time to close a DMV office for five months with the new state-issued ID law taking effect in about three weeks, but that’s what’s happening at the Oakland Coliseum DMV office, as the site is reeling and flooded after copper wire theft and vandalism.
We knew things looked bad when we learned Tuesday morning that the Oakland Coliseum DMV office had been ransacked by copper wire thieves, whose theft of the wire left the HVAC system completely busted and the office closed until further notice. But come Wednesday morning, we learned that things are really bad at that office, so bad that the DMV office will be closed for five whole months, according to the Chronicle.
And mind you, this is just 22 days before the Real ID deadline takes effect, requiring a new and updated form of state-issued ID to board domestic flights…