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Anyone else agree? I usually try to get out of here but didn’t do it this year. I just think about the type of people who light fireworks all night. Smart people they must be.

Alameda County District 1 Chief of Staff Shawn Wilson admits to accepting $10k to “consult” for the disgraced Duong family and offer “sponsorships” on their behalf. The Duongs are currently under federal indictment for bribery and wire fraud along with the former mayor of Oakland in connection with their waste management company.

Wilson lied in the article about disclosing this conflict of interest on his form 700 as proved by county records. The press pulled the form and there’s no mention of the Duongs or their company Cal Waste Solutions.

Wilson offered me a bribe earlier this year to silence me about his office pressuring rural D1 residents into paid trash services under false pretenses. You cannot tell me these are unrelated and everything he’s been doing is on the up and up. Wilson admitted to me in his office that he comes from a trash mafia family. This guy is down to clown and everyone knows it.

Why is he not on administrative leave and why is our Board of Supervisors trying to silence the public instead of investigating??

Read and sign our demand for Wilson to be placed on leave and improve ethics policies here: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1Mn0qMT1rT0VwgTu3FMWK6h\_pxYGD\_V8Qw0xaIg4WLsM/mobilebasic

News article here
https://oaklandside.org/2026/07/02/alameda-county-shawn-wilson-david-duong-fbi-oakland-mario-juarez-east-bay-insiders/

(SORRY IN ADVANCED FOR WRONG FLAIR, ALSO r/Oakland KEPT DELETING MY POST)

So i was bike riding during the early morning hours around 4AM-5AM around the area by the BART tracks where that large homeless encampment used to be, around E 12th St, Oakland, i was biking to Hayward, but long story short i got into an accident in which i ended up going downhill & tried to stay on the side portion of a divider & ended up twisting my front tire of my bike & flipped over twice (im okay btw just a little scuffed up), i got back up after a bit & continued my ride to Hayward but not before initially turning back to do a double check as i was at a nearby convenience store to buy some first aid supplies & a soda but realized i didn’t have my wallet & so i raced back to the area where i fell only to not find my wallet there which made me panic as I could’ve sworn i had with me but I’ve turned my home upside down & have not found it. It had my ID, 3 bank cards, Costco membership & my SSN card (forgot to take out from a job orientation i had on Friday). I’m having & have been having full on panic attacks because of that fact alone, along with the fact that my ID was also in there which has got me thinking about people using it to impersonate me which could mean that crimes I didn’t do show up on my record & prevent me from future job opportunities & random people showing up to my home. I’ve already frozen my credit with the 3 credit bureaus, I’m just paranoid.

I know this is a huge long shot but i need your help.. please, if anyone finds it please DM me immediately. (Its Legend of Zelda themed)

>"But stepped-up city presence did appear to help reduce the chaotic street takeovers in front of the Fox Theater that routinely follow the official festival."

https://www.oaklandreport.org/p/first-fridays-safety-plan-june-2026-crime-data

Pulled this from r/AskSf

Oakland Police spent less per crime than other cities — and more per resident

>"Public data shows Oakland’s police officers carried by far the heaviest and most severe caseload among 14 neighboring and comparable cities, at the lowest spending per crime."

https://www.oaklandreport.org/p/oakland-police-spending-per-capita-per-crime

It’s the closest Gym to my house, but I’m not going to lie, that parking lot looks like you’re straight up asking to get bipped. Anyone have any experience going there? Someone tried stealing my car at the coliseum bart parking lot about three years ago, so I don’t think I’m being paranoid for asking.

Lots of activity on this community but we need some encouraging news.

So what's going on in Oakland for you that you're enjoying?

For me it's the best weather in the nation. Totally aware when I travel domestically. I hate humid weather and we rarely get that here.

I can even drive a few miles away and it's too hot, too windy, etc.

So what are you appreciating about our town today?

Following the recent scandal covered in the media (alleged bribery) the community is organizing to force the Board of Supervisors to actually do something.

You can read the demand here and sign the petition if you care about addressing corruption and ensuring your tax dollars aren’t spent on coverups.

Hello!

The lovely people at the Melrose branch library on Foothill and 48th Ave are streaming evening games for the World Cup. They have, however, not been so good about advertising.

I went last night for the Mexico/Ecuador game and it was just the librarian, my family, and (when he could sneak a few minutes) the security guard watching. We brought pour own sandwiches and it was chill - especially with an often impatient child who was able to read books and do other great library activities while the adults did adult things - i.e. watching 22 sweaty men chase a small spherical object in the rain for an hour.

I would love it if more people were able to come (I’m booked elsewhere during tonight’s US game), but for the rest of you in and around the area it’s great. Pack an easy dinner, roll in from Melrose, Laurel, Dimond, Redwood Heights, Maxwell Park, Frick, Semininary, Havenscourt, Millsmont, or wherever you may be, and get to experience again why the public library system is one of the numerous jewels of Oakland.

Basically followed up to my last post: https://
www.reddit.com/r/OaklandCA/s/lVXtpKuSGM

Yea it seems my partner is specifically being targeted by someone who keeps coming back to fuck with his car. Not even a couple days ago the back window was smashed around the edges but not all the way in. And today he woke up to his front wheel missing. Awesome! Hes currently making the police report as I type this.

Otherwise I sense that OPD won’t do shit about this unless theres video footage? He lives near Rainbow Recreation Center and across the street from the Gatorade company, is it worth asking them if they have footage facing that street?

She’s like family