Overview

• OPD says a weekend sideshow at 41st and Howe drew roughly 500 people, featured fireworks and stunt driving, and ended with a car set on fire.
• The department reports 128 vehicles seized in 2025 for sideshow activity and 144 seizure warrants issued under its Summer Safety Plan.
• Police say none of the 128 seizures tie to the Piedmont Avenue event, though six vehicles were towed from that scene and towed cars can be held 30 days.
• More than 80% of seized vehicles are registered outside Oakland, which OPD says underscores the need for coordinated enforcement.
• Neighbors describe fear and demand barriers and speed bumps, the police union cites only 16 patrol vehicles during the response, and the mayor says more safety work is needed.