Key Takeaways

Too $hort's honorary "Too $hort Way" street sign at Foothill Boulevard and High Street in East Oakland was discovered missing on Wednesday, Oct. 21, and the City of Oakland had installed a replacement by Thursday morning.

Oakland police said they could not confirm what happened to the sign because they had no "incident details" about the reported theft and had received no reports about it at all.

Councilmember Noel Gallo pushed for the honor, calling Too $hort "the first rapper from Oakland" and crediting him with putting out relevant music across five decades.

Oakland dedicated the three-block stretch of Foothill Boulevard between High Street and 47th Avenue to Too $hort on Dec. 10, 2022, with Ice Cube, Mistah F.A.B.…