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Data brief · The Filed desk Bar chart: pavement requests spiking in the last three weeks

Oakland's pothole season started three weeks early

Pavement requests are running 40% above the five-year average for this week of the year — and the response queue is already stretching.

The Filed desk · 6:00 AM PT · 3 min read

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Chart: 31% of closed cases are no-action

AnalysisVanessa Ramirez

"Closed, no action" is the stat every renter should watch

We read 1,000 closure notes so you don't have to. The stamps aren't what they look like.

Vanessa Ramirez · Monday · 6 min

Chart: median days to closure by Oakland neighborhood

Data briefMarcus Johnson

How long does a dumped mattress actually sit on an Oakland corner?

The median is nine days. In Sobrante Park it's fourteen. "Closed" doesn't mean clean.

Marcus Johnson · Tuesday · 4 min

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