The Brief
- Oakland’s handling of illegal dumping “inadequate and abysmal,” Alameda County civil grand jury says in report
- City not doing enough to tell citizens about free bulky waste pickup, panel says
- Oakland has 90 days to respond to report’s recommendations
OAKLAND, Calif. – Oakland is failing in its efforts to tackle illegal dumping, according to the Alameda County civil grand jury.
“The problem has grown over the last 10, 11 years,” said Rick Smith, who served as the panel’s foreperson over the past year.
Amount of trash in city has multiplied over past decade
By the numbers:
“There was about 3.2 million pounds of trash being collected back in 2015, that number is now 20 million pounds,” Smith said.…