Measure DD Restoration Project

The Sausal Creek restoration began at Dimond Park in 2014 as a collaborative effort between FOSC, City of Oakland and Alameda County Flood Control District. In order to fulfill their goals of preventing streambank erosion, restoring or removing failing concrete structures, removing culverts, and restoring native habitat, a budget of $3.5M was proposed. Much of the funding of this project was provided by Measure DD, a 2002 bond measure that brought $198M in bond funds to improve and restore water quality and waterways in Oakland with $5.5M for creek restoration. Sausal Creek in Dimond Park received some funding because of its variety of issues that restoration would alleviate, as well as its easy accessibility, which included education about the creek's ecology and history.