Oakland residents have long complained about the city's infrastructure: After every winter, complaints about crumbling roadways and expiring streetlights reach critical mass.

This month, the city announced a new tool that will make it easier for many Oakland residents - and visitors - to report problems when they see them. 

Residents around Sausal Creek between the Leimert Bridge and El Centro Avenue in Oakland's Dimond District are worrying because of the huge amount of sewage that has run through the creek in the past week, turning it a poop-filled sewer.