Two weeks ago, we called attention to the plight of Oakland’s most visible oak tree due to the city’s continual overwatering of Frank Ogawa Plaza. The very next day, we spotted a public works employee performing a cursory investigation of soil conditions surrounding the massive oak’s trunk, and today we’re happy to report that it appears the flooding has, after more than a month, finally come to an end.
This photo looked a lot better on my phone when I took it this afternoon. But it shows a distinct lack of such mini-lakes as were present two weeks ago. The plaza today, devoid of lakes.
