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Oakland focuses cameras on illegal dump sites to track down offenders
Oakland is launching a surveillance camera pilot program to help fight illegal dumping the in the city. Read More
California AG: Walmart illegally dumped tons of hazardous waste from stores
A new lawsuit alleges Walmart has disposed of items like aerosol cans, alkaline and lithium batteries, insect killer sprays.Read More
Crews extinguish multiple small fires at illegal dumping site near Oakland Coliseum
Firefighters extinguished multiple trash fires and a small structure fire Tuesday evening near the Oakland Coliseum. The vacant parking lot off 66th Avenue has been problematic for illegal dumping,...Read More
County launches Mobile Citizen app to report potholes, graffiti, dumping
A new smartphone application allowing residents to easily and quickly report public works concerns has been launched, Contra Costa County officials said. The application, called Mobile Citizen with an...Read More
Oaktown PROUD campaign hopes to save city from illegal dumping
Oakland city leaders on Tuesday launched yet another program to try to fight illegal dumping, a perpetual problem that the city has never been able to solve. Illegal dumping...Read More
Supe proposes broad expansion to illegal dumping laws
San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton is tightening laws when it comes to illegal dumping on city streets. Department of Public Works officials told the Board of Supervisors in March that...Read More
Unknown liquid dumped in Fairfield prompts street closure
The Fairfield Police Department says Madison Street is closed between Texas and Missouri streets for a hazardous materials incident involving the apparent dumping of three barrels of an unidentified...Read More
CalRecycle awards two Bay Area counties with illegal waste cleanup grants
Sonoma and Contra Costa counties are among five counties in the state that will receive a grant to clean up illegally dumped solid waste on farm or ranch properties....Read More
Private security ‘stakeout’ targets Bayview illegal dumping
San Francisco is exploring new ways to discourage residents and businesses from dumping materials illegally on the street.Read More
Carmel ‘dirt broker’ sentenced to 30 months for illegal dumping
A Carmel man was sentenced Monday to 30 months in prison for the illegal dumping of pollutants into U.S. waters, including wetlands, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. James...Read More
Rebecca Kaplan elected Oakland City Council president
Veteran councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan was elected president of the Oakland City Council at the council's first meeting of the year.Read More
Vallejo police clamp down on unauthorized off-road vehicles
Vallejo police are cracking down on drivers of motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles near an Interstate Highway 80 rest area.Read More
Oakland sets Town Hall meeting on illegal dumping
A town hall gathering is slated for Monday evening for East and West Oakland residents on the subject of illegal dumping in the city's flatlands, according to organizers.Read More
Santa Cruz Co. to accept tires for free
Santa Cruz County will accept tires at no cost under an amnesty program to reduce environmental impacts of illegal dumping and the spread of infectious diseases, according to county...Read More
Bay Area cities turn used tires into fresh pavement
Seven Bay Area municipalities are among 35 statewide to receive grants for road repair projects involving recycled tires.Read More
Mobile app helping to clean up Oakland
More people are using Oakland’s SeeClickFix website and mobile app to report nuisance problems. Some are even seeing results.Read More
Oakland trash getting out of hand
Couches, uprooted marijuana plants, and a dead Chihuahua wrapped in plastic: Just an average day of trash on Oakland streets. Read More