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Friday, October 16, 2026
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Scooter Trouble

The city of Oakland, California, will settle claims it has allowed rental scooters to run amok on the city’s sidewalks and driveways by requiring the scooter operators to respond to complaints of dumped scooters and riders to take photos of properly parked scooters as part of closing their ticket.

SAN FRANCISCO — The city of Oakland, California, will settle claims it has allowed rental scooters to run amok on the city’s sidewalks and driveways. Going forward it will require scooter operators to respond to complaints of dumped scooters and have riders photograph their properly parked scooters as part of closing their ticket.

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