{"id":225795,"date":"2026-03-18T20:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/225795\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T20:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:42:09","slug":"oakland-mayor-councilmember-to-propose-new-rules-higher-fines-for-illegal-dumping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/225795\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland mayor, councilmember to propose new rules, higher fines for illegal dumping"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and City Councilmember Zac Unger will introduce a new ordinance next week to increase the penalties for illegal dumping.<\/p>\n

If approved, the new rules would more than double the fines for dumping trash on Oakland streets, parks, sidewalks and other spaces to $1,500 for the first offense, $2,500 for the second and $5,000 for the third.<\/p>\n

It would also eliminate a provision in the current city law that resets fine amounts after three years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis ordinance is the culmination of months of work by our team, the Mayor\u2019s office, and city staff,\u201d Unger said in a news release Monday. \u201cI get calls all the time about illegal dumping and what we are doing to solve the problem. This legislation takes tangible action to mitigate and dissuade illegal dumping across Oakland.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ordinance would also make it a crime for anyone who owns a car to use it or allow it to be used for illegal dumping and for people to haul trash without a license plate on their vehicle.<\/p>\n

It aims to streamline the city\u2019s administrative fine process to make enforcement faster and more effective and people who are caught will have the option to perform community service instead of paying the ticket.<\/p>\n

The proposed ordinance will go to the Public Works and Transportation Committee on March 24.<\/p>\n

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.<\/p>\n

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