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Oakland parking officers were asked to enforce parking citations in less wealthy areas of Oakland, like East and West Oakland. Parking officers have been asked to leave Oakland Hills and other areas un-patrolled for parking violations. Residents in those areas have received courtesy letters from Council members excepting them from being cited.

Parking officers held a rally on Thursday in front of Oakland’s City Hall to stand against this issue. Service Employees International Union 1021 (SEIU) sent a letter to City Administrator Dan Lindheim requesting that he investigates this issue. The letter also request that Noel Pinto, Oakland Parking Director to be immediately relieved of his duties as this issue gets investigated.

This is what parking officers had to say about this issue.