‘We paid for that peace’: Oakland residents furious after the city removed their DIY speed bumps ‘overnight’ — but city says their ‘solution’ only ever increased the risk on their street

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Frustrated by chronic speeding and dangerous sideshows tearing through their neighborhood, residents of an Oakland neighborhood took matters into their own hands — installing DIY speed bumps after feeling ignored by city officials.

But their grassroots solution sparked controversy when city crews tore them out, reigniting debate over citizen-led traffic calming measures…

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