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Resident warns council that I‑8 overpass area near elementary school is unsafe; mayor proposes task force

Oakland City Council · August 13, 2024
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Mary Anne Ostermeyer told the council she has observed criminal activity, repeated fence‑cutting and a recent dog poisoning near an I‑8 overpass by a neighborhood school; the mayor expressed sympathy and proposed forming a task force to coordinate with Caltrans and law enforcement.

A local resident told the council she fears for children walking to a nearby elementary school because of persistent criminal activity around an Interstate 8 overpass and repeated damage to fencing.

Mary Anne Ostermeyer said she lives on Ivalo Street and described four quadrants around an overpass near “Naranka” Elementary School (the transcript includes variable spellings). She said the area has ‘‘embedded criminal…

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