Update: Crews make major progress clearing abandoned cars from East Oakland neighborhood

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Just a couple of weeks after KPIX reported on a problem neighborhood in East Oakland facing dozens of trashed vehicles being dumped there​, there has been some remarkable improvement.

, there has been some remarkable improvement.

"It's beautiful. With the community, with you -- KPIX Channel 5 -- and with the city of Oakland and Union Pacific hearing it, look what it did! It got cleaned," said community advocate Ken Houston. "When I drove by today, I was totally surprised. This parking lot has become a really vacant, beautiful parking lot! And that's why I parked my car to come and talk to you," Mary said."Most of my tenants are single moms with young kids. They deserve better for their life."

Source: Car News Wire (carnewswire.net)

 

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