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Last week I had to make an emergency call to the Oakland Police Department to report a break-in in progress to my dwelling. Unfortunately this call took 15 minutes to get an operator! This operator also happened to be the nearby CHP office which had to then transfer me to the Oakland PD (a few more minutes). This kind of response is absolutely unacceptable! Will it take doubling the 911 budget? If so, it must be done NOW! Another sad fact is that this isn't the first time I've had an over ten minute delay in reaching 911.

All extra city services as parking, parks, libraries should take a back seat to the 911 operations. If it takes the city government having the National Guard come in to fill the slack it should be done immediately.

In Oakland, a terrorist, hoodlum or maniac could go on a shooting spree and kill hundreds of people until the police are notified. A person can die in a medical emergency well before the ambulance arrived.

Mayor Brown, Oakland City council, you must DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY NOW! Fifteen minutes to get a 911 operator at several different times is a symptom of a total break down of emergency city services. Do the right thing and call in reinforcements!

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Recent construction at the Uptown Oakland location 25th and Telegraph has created a Tunnel of Terror! Pedestrians have to walk under the scaffolding with a giant black sheath on the outside.

What lurks inside? One of the many drugged out crackheads that dwell nearby? A whacked out panhandler looking for some cash for the liquor store next door? A gangsta hood looking for your wallet? If some loser doesn't accost you,the stench of human waste, garbage or construction debris can harsh your mellow real fast!

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Apparently Handicapped parking (signified by the blue sign with an icon of a wheelchair) isn't for people that are mobily challenged by wheelchairs anymore. Apparently you can talk your doctor into giving you a Handicap permit just for being fat, or walking without pep. By these standards over 50% of the population is now eligible for such privileges.

Why does one get the perk of parking close to a huge store like Costco when you are going to walk several hunded yards inside? As you can see in this video, everyone can walk fine and several subjects are seen easily loading the giant containers or heavy flats of cans they bought at Costco.

It's the opinion of Chauvi's that this program be scrapped and new permits be issued to only those that need wheelchairs or some kind of mobilty assistance. At this rate there are going to be no parking spaces for those truly in need with wheelchairs, or let's just rename this parking area as "Lame Parking", because being fat, slow or old isn't Handicapped!

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