Oakland Residents & Leaders Tackle Crime, Illegal Dumping

0:00It's April 23rd. Welcome in. This is California News today, where local news meets AI. I'm Corey with the story. City leaders in Oakland held a town hall in East Oakland's District 6 at Mills College to hear straight from residents about their top worries. Mainly crime and illegal dumping messing of daily life. Mayor Barbara Lee and interim police chief James Beere joined Councilmember Jenkins to lay out the progress, noting violent crime is dropping citywide. With better teamwork across departments like public works, fire, and transportation for the first time in over 10 years. Residents shared mixed feelings with some longtime folks noticing real changes like less gunfire keeping them up at night, but everyone wants more. Action to keep the momentum going. Stats show homicides down 50 percent and robberies nearly 30 percent in the district, though aggravated assaults including shootings are still. A tough spot that needs tackling. Officials push for more police hires and urged everyone to report crimes,

1:02stressing protection for the whole community as they build on these gains. Moving forward.