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Councilmember Kevin Jenkins

Oakland leader uses social media, offers $500 reward to catch dumpers

  • Jul 31
KGO-TV

SJ planning crackdown on illegitimate donation bins around city

  • Jul 23

Oakland revives plan to pay unhoused residents to clean encampments

  • Jul 23

Parents remember son, teen soccer player killed in SF I-80 crash

  • Jun 6

Teen killed in SF crash with Recology truck that sent car off overpass

  • Jun 1

Plastic bags don't go in the recycling. What should you do instead?

  • May 25

Recology customers could face new fees for overfilling trash bins

  • May 16

Here's how Oakland is cracking down on illegal dumping

  • Apr 16

Latest Videos

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Oakland leader uses social media, offers $500 reward to catch dumpers

  • Jul 31
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SJ planning crackdown on illegitimate donation bins around city

  • Jul 23
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Oakland mayor revives controversial homeless encampment pilot program

  • Jul 22
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Parents remember son killed after crash with truck before going over overpass as 'gentle giant'

  • Jun 6
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Teen killed, 3 others hurt in SF I-80 crash with Recology truck that sent car off overpass: CHP

  • Jun 1
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Crash between car and Recology truck in SF leaves 1 dead: CHP

  • May 31
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Recology customers could face new fees for overfilling trash bins

  • May 16
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Recology customers could face new fees for overfilling trash bins

  • May 16

Latest Stories

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East Bay dump truck pours debris onto customer's yard after dispute over unpaid bill: video

A payment dispute between a San Pablo resident and a local dumpster rental company ended with a load of debris being dumped back onto the customer's property, an incident caught on a neighbor's surveillance camera and now circulating widely online. We spoke with the company to learn more about what happened.

  • Apr 16

Oakland mayor considering major shift to encampment approach: Here's what to know

Mayor Barbara Lee's approach is a departure from the majority of local leaders across the Bay Area.

  • Feb 17

SF installs new trash cans designed to dispose of pizza boxes in North Beach neighborhood

San Francisco's North Beach is packed with pizzerias and for years, neighbors and businesses have complained about takeout boxes littering Washington Square Park. To try to alleviate the problem, the city installed two custom trash cans - designed specifically for the shape and size of pizza boxes.

  • Jan 26

EXCLUSIVE: SF residents spent over $800K on private guards, blame city for worsening conditions

In San Francisco, a group of residents is having to pay for private security guards, as they say conditions in their area have deteriorated after a number of city services, like shelters, have opened in the area.

  • Exclusive
  • Dec 10, 2025
KGO-TV

New CA bill will help San Jose curb abandoned shopping carts clogging up city waterways

When it comes to trash in waterways, shopping carts are a problem. A new state bill aims to improve cleanup of abandoned shopping carts but allowing cities to return them to retailers directly and be compensated for the return.

  • Oct 15, 2025