Street Sweeping

Oakland Public Works regularly cleans public streets in Oakland to keep our streets safer and reduce the amount of waste that flows into our storm drains and San Francisco Bay. If you park in a restricted area during a scheduled street sweeping, you can receive a ticket. You can find street sweeping schedules and information on this page.

Street Sweeping Holidays

Street sweeping will not occur on the following City of Oakland holidays in 2024.

  • January 1, 2024 (New Year's Day holiday observed)
  • January 15, 2024 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday observed)
  • February 19, 2024 (President's Day holiday observed)
  • March 31, 2024 (Caesar Chavez Day)
  • May 27, 2024 (Memorial Day holiday observed)
  • June 19, 2024 (Juneteenth National Independence Day)
  • July 4, 2024 (Independence Day holiday observed)
  • September 2, 2024 (Labor Day holiday observed)
  • September 9, 2024 (California Admission Day holiday observed)
  • November 11, 2024 (Veteran's Day holiday observed)
  • November 28, 2024 (Thanksgiving Day holiday observed)
  • November 29, 2024 (Day after Thanksgiving Day holiday observed)
  • December 25, 2024 (Christmas Day holiday observed)

Fall and Winter Leaf Waste

The fall and winter months present special difficulties for street and drain cleaning because of the amount of leaves falling from trees.

During the leaf season, Keep Oakland Clean & Beautiful would like your help and cooperation.

Here is how you can assist us in keeping your street clean:

  • Do not place leaves or other debris into the street or gutters. The street sweeper cannot pick it up. [Oakland Municipal Code §8.38.030] The sweepers are not designed to pick up large piles of leaves.
  • Do not sweep leaves from your front yard, sidewalk or planter strip onto the street. Oakland Municipal Code §13.16.100 states, in part: "Sweepings from said sidewalk shall not be swept or otherwise made or allowed to go into the gutter or roadway, but shall be disposed of in receptacles maintained on said real property as required for the disposal of garbage." [Oakland Municipal Code §13.16.100A]
  • Please utilize your green yard trimmings and food scraps cart to its capacity.
  • Working together, we can minimize the added impacts of the leaf season.

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