Overview

• Police say several early-Sunday street takeovers drew hundreds of people in Oakland and Richmond, with video showing a car set on fire at 41st and Howe.
• OPD reports 21 citations and four vehicle tows, and investigators plan to identify additional cars for seizure, potentially from registered owners’ homes.
• The department warned participants that vehicles used in illegal sideshows face towing and a 30‑day hold, and it plans to deploy added resources with partner agencies.
• The police union estimates about 500 participants and roughly 200 cars at the Oakland scene and says only 16 patrol cars were available to respond.
• Union leaders cite broader staffing shortfalls, while the mayor’s office outlines a push toward 700 officers with five police academies and restored sideshow prevention funds.