Artists and vendors are tired of the rampant crime in Oakland and asking city leaders for support. They say all their efforts to revitalize the community and do business are being thwarted by crime.
and asking city leaders for support. They say all their efforts to revitalize the community and do business are being thwarted by crime. , with overall rates up 26% and violent crime up 21% compared to this time last year.Artist Jon Sarriugarte said he’s been bringing installations to events like Oakland First Fridays and parades for decades.
Enya Sandoval said her food truck was stolen near Piedmont Avenue earlier this week, only two months after she started her dream business, "Miss Chiles.""I was really devastated," she said. "My savings, my hopes, my dreams, my happiness, and the loan I have from my sister I still have to pay, all gone, so it was really hard."
Sandoval told KTVU she went to the corner of 35th Avenue and Redwood Road, where someone told her they saw her truck, half an hour after receiving the message, but it was gone. Police were called before she arrived, but she said they were unable to send an officer.
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