On April 13 I wrote to State Senator Nancy Skinner and Assembly Member Mia Bonta about the dangers to due to the chronic accumulation of debris along the 42nd Avenue Interchange in East Oakland (California Highway CA-77). Neighborhood residents are at risk, especially those living on the streets
I got a reply from Sen. Skinner's office a day later:
“Thank you for contacting
our office regarding litter in a state road. To ensure issues are properly
reported and tracked, please submit a report to Caltrans. This will ensure that
the matter is brought to their attention and provides an ability to track the
issue until it is resolved. https://csr.dot.ca.gov/”
Though rapid, I found this reply unsatisfactory. It did not answer my question to the Senator about her plan to address this hazard.
I submitted a work request to Caltrans and reiterated my question to the Senator about her plan to address this condition. I also noted that other State Highways in her District (i.e., CA 13) show little signs of of this type of neglect.
Here is the Caltrans link to report this condition:
Assembly Member Bonta has yet to respond to my concern.
I encourage everyone in the neighborhood to contact our State representatives to take action on addressing this dangerous condition.
Hopefully they will work with our City and County officials to fold this into r ongoing efforts toward reducing homelessness, clean-up and protecting the environment.
Here is their contact information:
Honorable Nancy Skinner California State Senate District 9
District Office
1515 Clay Street, Suite 2202 Oakland, CA 94612
Capitol Office
1021 O Street, Suite 8630 Sacramento, CA 95814
District Phone: (510) 286-1333 Capitol Phone: (916) 651-4009
https://sd09.senate.ca.gov/email-senator
Honorable Mia Bonta California State Assembly District 18
District Office
1515 Clay Street, Suite 2204 Oakland, CA 94612
Tel: (510) 286-1670
Capitol Office
1021 O Street, Suite 5620 P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0025
Tel: (916) 319-2018
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