On July 27th, collector Ron Cabanayan from San Jose drove up to Oakland and removed the signs, which saved them from the dump. The mindless Oakland DPW refused to allow any local press notification because they didn't want to be accused of giving away important examples of Oakland's automobile and road related past. They actually preferred that the signs be destroyed if they were going to end up looking bad.
Many thanks to Ron. The irony is that the signs may ultimately be publicly displayed in San Jose.
